Bain Capital in talks to buy Little Caesars operator Sizzling Platter, sources say

LRSYX Fund  USD 20.93  0.28  1.32%   
Slightly above 61% of Small Cap's investor base is looking to short. The analysis of overall sentiment of trading Small Cap Value Series mutual fund suggests that many investors are alarmed at this time. Small Cap's investing sentiment can be driven by a variety of factors including economic data, Small Cap's earnings reports, geopolitical events, and overall market trends.
  
Private equity firm Bain Capital is in talks to acquire Sizzling Platter, which operates restaurant franchises such as Little Caesars and Jersey Mikes, for more than 1 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based company, which also operates franchises including doughnut chain Dunkin, chicken wings chain Wingstop and juice bar chain Jamba, has been working with investment bankers at UBS and Deutsche Bank on a sale process for several months, the sources said. Sizzling Platter expects to generate earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of about 175 million this year, the sources said, requesting anonymity as the discussions are confidential.

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