PERNOD’S DUNKIN’ DONUTS HOLES POTENTIAL BIDDERS.

After a British website posted a list of possible companies interested in purchasing Pernod Ricard’s Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin Robins and Togo fast-food services, everyone is left speculating over the report’s validity. According to the story Carlyle Group along with Thomas H Lee Partners and Bain Capital may compete against KKR combined with Trimaran Capital Partners versus JP Morgan teamed with Providence Equity Partners. However, the French wine and spirits company refuses to disclose any information about the three possible competitors until later this month or early 2006 concerning the food chains they acquired from Allied Domecq earlier this year. The resulting deal could come out to $2 billion.