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December 19, 2006

By Michelle Napoli

Fitch Ratings predicts continued LBO activity in the restaurant sector in 2007. The availability of capital, active private equity investors and increasingly aggressive shareholders are all factors helping to fuel the trend, Chicago-based Fitch analyst Carla Norfleet Taylor said during a Fitch industry outlook teleconference on Dec. 6. So, too, is real estate. “Significant real estate holdings also make restaurants even more attractive,” Taylor said.

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