Christina Rexrode a AP business writer reports at Newsobserver that the parent of Dunkin' Donuts plans to raise as much as $461 million when it takes the company public, up from the $400 million it originally … [Read more...]
DDIFO Special Report: DNKN S1 Analyst Review
May 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
DDIFO asked a restaurant stock analyst to review the recent S1 filed by Dunkin' Brands. Here are the highlights: Operations and Stores Notes: DNKN speaks to franchisee economics but does not outline them … [Read more...]
Coffee Trends Report – A View from Wall Street
May 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
DDIFO Members can review a 48 page Coffee Trends report published by Citi in April 2011. DDIFO Members Only can Dopwnload the report: Coffee Trends Report … [Read more...]
Dunkin’ Brands at Odds with IRS Over Gift Cards
May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Tim McLaughlin reports at the Boston Business Journal that the Dunkin' gift card you got for Christmas (the one sitting in your sock drawer) could put a small crimp in the Dunkin' Donuts parent company's plan for an … [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 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...]
Dunkin’ Brands’ $1.4 Billion Loan Said to Rise in First Trade
February 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
(Bloomberg) -- Dunkin’ Brands Inc.’s $1.4 billion term loan to refinance debt rose in trading, according to information provider Markit Group Ltd. The debt due November 2017, sold to investors at 100 cents on the … [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...]
Dunkin’ Taps Junk Rally to Fund Private Equity Payout
October 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Sapna Maheshwari and Emre Peker report at Bloomberg Businessweek that Dunkin’ Brands Inc., owner of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurants, is taking advantage of a rally in high-yield debt to raise about $2 … [Read more...]
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