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Greg Flynn goes global with Australian Pizza Hut acquisition

Flynn Restaurant Group is acquiring 260 locations from Allegro Funds, giving the company its first international investment.

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Franchisee Southpaw acquires nearly 40 Taco Bell restaurants in Atlanta

The deal gives the Greenwich, Conn.-based operator 115 of the Mexican fast-food chain's restaurants to go along with 65 Dunkin’ locations.

The Bottom Line: The company has reportedly narrowed its list of buyers and the price tag is down. But the deal is taking a while to get over the finish line, and here’s why.

The brand collector plans to offer shares of the casual-dining chain to the public but will remain its majority owner.

The chain will use the proceeds to repay debt, fund capital projects and buy back stock. It hopes to do the same with other restaurants.

The pizza chain is acquiring restaurants from a franchisee, believing that operating its own locations in the market will improve sales over the long term.

The Los Angeles-based Oak View Group is both a facility developer and full-service venue operator that has been growing its foodservice division into a global player through acquisition.

SSCP Management, owner of Roy’s and a co-owner of Cici’s, won a bankruptcy auction for the fast-casual bakery/café chain.

The 32-unit concept, started by a pair of longtime restaurateurs including the former owner of Baja Fresh, plans to raise $25 million in an initial public offering.

Investor James Alpi accuses Andrew Kellogg of buying off the struggling fast-casual pizza chain’s assets for $10,000, plus a 10-year note, despite receiving at least one offer for $1 million.

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