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
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...]
Dunkin’ Brands Considering $500 Million IPO
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dunkin’ Brands is considering raising around $500 million in an initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reports. The IPO by Dunkin’ Brands, which owns Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, may be launched in the second … [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...]
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...]
Ambac Regulator Wins Support From Dunkin Brands on Plan
May 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jody Shenn of BusinessWeek reports that Ambac Financial Group Inc.’s regulator won support from Dunkin Brands Inc., Sonic Corp. and Hertz Corp. as he seeks to overcome objections from some of the insurer’s clients … [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...]
CKE Restaurants to Be Acquired by Apollo Affiliate
April 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports that CKE Restaurants Inc., operator of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast-food chains, said it will sell itself to an affiliate of Apollo Management LP for $12.55 a share in cash, or … [Read more...]
CKE Restaurants Says New Takeover Bid Is Better
April 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
The New York Times reports that CKE Restaurants, the operator of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants said Tuesday that a rival buyout offer from an unnamed bidder was better than the one it had from a private equity … [Read more...]
CKE Restaurants has Better takeover offer from Apollo
April 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
The operator of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants said Wednesday it may have received a better takeover offer than the one it already has from a private equity firm. CKE Restaurants Inc. said an unnamed party … [Read more...]
