Private equity firms lining up to bid on Papa John’s
October 31, 2018
Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners are among a group of private equity firms looking at acquiring Papa John’s International. The company, according to a Reuters report last month, has been exploring the possibility of a sale following an ongoing legal and public relations battle with founder and former CEO John Schnatter, who resigned after it became public that he used a racial epithet during a company training session.
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