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Article: Diet firm deal shines light on overlooked small caps. (Wall Street West).(buyout of Jenny Craig Inc.)(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- February 4, 2002
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You might not think diet franchise Jenny Craig Inc. would be a place to make fat profits, but last week a private buyout group bought control of the company for $5.30 a share - a 70 percent premium to the market price of just $3.15. That's far above the 30 percent premium, or thereabouts, that has become considered something of a norm on Wall Street for "going private" transactions.
La Jolla-based Jenny Craig's buyer is ACI Capital Co., backed by DB Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Deutsche Bank. The new ownership group includes company founders Sid and Jenny Craig, who will retain board positions. The deal is valued at about $115 million.
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