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
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Yum! to sell Long John Silver’s, A&W to Franchisees
September 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Nation's Restaurant News reports that Yum! Brands Inc. has signed definitive agreements to sell Long John Silver’s Inc. and A&W Restaurants Inc. to two separate groups of franchisees, the company said … [Read more...]
Dunkin’ Franchise Owners Benefit from 2005 Efforts of G-6 Group
August 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
Even before the opening bell rang on Wall Street on July 27, 2011 ushering in the company’s initial public offering (IPO), many franchise owners questioned if the agreement—presented in a letter former CEO Jon Luther … [Read more...]
A Confidential Advisory to DDIFO Members!
August 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As we are sure you know by now, Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. has become a publicly traded company (DNKN: NASDAQ). As franchisees, you should be aware of issues that may arise if you elect to buy or sell shares of … [Read more...]
Private Equity Expert and Journalist Josh Kosman will speak at DDIFO National Members Conference
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Click Book to Buy at AmazonJosh Kosman’s new book is called “The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Is Destroying Jobs and Killing the Economy.” As a business reporter specializing in private equity, mergers and … [Read more...]
Markets Hub: DNKN Going Public
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A heavy day of earnings and economic data, combined with stalled talks over the debt talks have contributed to a lower markets opening on Tuesday. Michael Casey and Paul Vigna discuss the market's emerging cautiousness. … [Read more...]
Dunkin’ Donuts’ Sugar-Rush IPO
May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Commentary: Serving up an expansion plan that could implode MarketWatch: Six years after a gang of private-equity investors took Dunkin’ Donuts private, they’ve decided the time is right to tap the capital markets … [Read more...]
Dunkin’ Brands to Go Public
May 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Lynn Cowan of the Wall Street Journal covers the big story that Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., operator of the seemingly ubiquitous Dunkin' Donuts chain, is the latest private-equity-backed offering to arrange to go public … [Read more...]
Dunkin’ Brands Could Make Public Debut This Year
April 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jenn Abelson of the Boston Globe reports that the Canton owner of Dunkin’ Donuts is weighing a roughly $500 million initial public offering in the second half of the year. The talks are still in the early stages and a … [Read more...]
The Franchisor In Play: Your Role as a Stakeholder, Not a Spectator
February 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
A DDIFO video presentation (22 minutes) by Eric Karp of Witmer, Karp, Warner & Ryan, an attorney that specializes in representing Franchisee Associations. The presentation is titled: The Franchisor In Play: … [Read more...]
