Lisa van der Pool of the Boston Business Journal reports that Dunkin' Brands(DNKN) is brewing a cup of holiday cheer for a pair of private equity investors at Boston's Bain Capital. Bain managing directors Andrew Balson … [Read more...]
Two Bain Capital Partners Get an Early Holiday Gift from Dunkin’ Brands
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Is Guaranteed Financing Possible?
February 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
QSR reports that an innovative lending model that leverages the assets of a franchisor might be the answer to operators’ woes in this post-recession climate. Culver's, Marco's Pizza, Finance, FranchisingIt’s no … [Read more...]
Commercial Real Estate Financing Available Through SBA 504 Loan Program
February 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
McLean, Virginia (PRESS RELEASE – February 19, 2011) – Starting February 28, 2011, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 504 loan program will begin accepting applications for refinancing of existing … [Read more...]
GE Capital, Franchise Finance Provides $5.8 Million to Dunkin’ Donuts Franchisee, First Cup, LLC
February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Funding allows for new store developments and refinancing of existing debt SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Capital, Franchise Finance a DDIFO Sponsor, provides $5.8 million in financing to Dunkin’ Donuts … [Read more...]
Dunkin Brands Financial Story Has Holes
November 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
The authors are a columnist and a guest columnist at Reuters. The opinions expressed are their own. By Lisa Lee and Timothy Sifert Reuters Breaking Views The buyout barons behind Dunkin’ Donuts are taking out … [Read more...]
A Signing for Small Business
September 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Kent Hoover reports at Portfolio.com that as President Obama he signed a hard-fought small-business lending measure into law, he said it is the "most significant step" to help small firms in more than a … [Read more...]
Policing Private Equity
May 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Portfolio.com reports that regulators, subsumed with banks, hedge funds, and trading, have gone easy on private equity. Disciplining these funds is best left to institutional investors, anyway. The private equity … [Read more...]
Financing Programs Aim to Help Franchisees
May 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Emily Maltby reports in the Wall Street Journal that Arthur Romanov and Irina Salgan opened their sixth Edible Arrangements fruit-basket shop recently to take advantage of low real-estate prices and easy-to-negotiate … [Read more...]
For franchisees, a new lender steps up to bat
April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
CNN Money.com reports that a new player is charging into the arid landscape of banks willing to lend to franchise operators. Bancorp Bank, based in Wilmington, Del., said this week that it will launch a new program … [Read more...]
IPO Age Dawning
April 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Signs are positive that initial public offerings could be getting ready for a comeback. But is the activity just a mirage, or will health return to one of the most important functions of the market? Kent Bernhard of … [Read more...]
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