Yum Brands is in exclusive talks to sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital

Yum Brands is in exclusive talks to sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital

LongRange beat out competing bidders including Sycamore Partners, with a potential deal that could come together in several weeks

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Yum Brands $YUM is in exclusive talks to sell its Pizza Hut chain to private equity firm LongRange Capital, according to Reuters.

A deal between the two companies could potentially close within a matter of weeks, though people familiar with the matter cautioned that nothing is certain. Sycamore Partners and other competing suitors were edged out after LongRange secured........

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