Deals
Dunkin’ Sale Poised to Be Second-Largest Restaurant Deal Ever
- Purchase would add to Inspire’s growing stable of food brands
- Acquisition may value Dunkin’ at $11.8 billion including debt
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Inspire Brands Inc. hasn’t been around for long, but it’s already making its mark on the restaurant industry.
Adding to a string of acquisitions, the private equity-backed company is poised to sign the sector’s second-largest deal ever as it plans a blockbuster takeover of Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc. The potential purchase could be valued at almost $12 billion including debt, trailing only the $12.1 billion merger of Burger King and Tim Hortons in 2014, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.