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Analyst Compares Dunkin' Brands to Boston Chicken

Posted Tue, 2011/09/13 - 17:19 by Edward Ryan

International Business Times recently published a follow-up piece to its July 28th article on Dunkin's IPO. IBT's article references last week's analyst coverage initiation of Dunkin' stock and the sell downgrade issued by lead underwriter Goldman Sachs. 

Dunkin’ Raising Money One Cup at a Time

Posted Fri, 2011/07/22 - 07:04 by Irwin Barkan

As the Dunkin' Donuts road show for its upcoming IPO kicks off, the company showed off  new Dunkin’-branded single-portion K-cups at a meeting held today at New York’s St.

Observations from the Dunkin’ Brands Road Show: The St. Regis Edition

Posted Fri, 2011/07/22 - 06:54 by Irwin Barkan

As I was leaving the Dunkin’ Brands road show appearance this Wednesday at the Manhattan St. Regis — a splendid affair with filet mignon, served chilled, and then topped off with a cup of delicious Baskin-Robbins ice cream for the 500 or so attendees — I listened to two youngish analyst-types discuss what they had just witnessed.  One analyst asked, “Now, why is Dunkin’ Brands doing this?” And the other immediately retorted, “Come on, it’s for the limited partner fees and the dividend.”

Private Equity and Dunkin' Donuts Pending IPO

Posted Thu, 2011/06/09 - 14:08 by Edward Ryan

Wall Street equity strategist, Chuck Neul, recently blogged his opinion on the pending IPO of Dunkin' Donuts [DNKN] and the involvement of private equity firms taking Dunkin' Donuts public. In Mr. Neul’s opinion, private equity firms, such as, Bain Capital Partners, destroy the long term viability of their acquisitions by siphoning cash prior to taking their portfolio companies public.

Dunkin' Donuts: Competitive Sales Pressure From The Coffee Wars

Posted Fri, 2011/05/13 - 18:01 by Edward Ryan

The Wall Street Journal highlights a study conducted by market research firm CustomersDNA LLC. It finds that McDonald's coffee consumers are more loyal to the Golden Arches than the customers who frequent Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts.

Four Likely Franchisor IPOs for 2010

Posted Thu, 2010/03/18 - 14:42 by Oscar P Hoot

Cold Stone Creamery, Dunkin’ Donuts, Pinkberry and Harley Davidson are franchisors highlighted by the crack team at Dow Jones Investment Banker (DJIB) as likely candidates for a possible initial public offering in 2010. Here's why.