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Buying a 'shell' company can be cheaper alternative to IPO route.(Column)
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When most talk about "shell companies," or "buying a public shell," there is usually a hint of nefariousness in the air, possibly because of the unfair association with the classic "shell game."
Too, many companies in the past have purchased shell companies to short-circuit SEC regulators, or pull some sort of financial chicanery.
But buying a public shell can be a perfectly legitimate, and smart, move for many private company owners, says James McKillop, managing director at Santa Monica-based BKL Capital, a consulting firm.
Why not just go public through an initial public ...
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Koo Koo Roo menu turns red as burgers make rare addition.(Up Front)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; ...Wilson walked into his neighborhood Koo Koo Roo expecting to buy some chicken for...Mass. based company that purchased Koo Koo Roo out of bankruptcy in December, is...healthy fast food. So far, the six Koo Koo Roo locations in Southern California...
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One night's takeout spawns new career. (Koo Koo Roo Inc. Chairman Kenneth Berg)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; ...estate broker Kenneth Berg stopped by Koo Koo Roo to check out what was attracting...home, he happened to drive by the Koo Koo Roo Inc. eatery at the comer of Beverly...with him raved to him about the Koo Koo Roo chicken, he says. Berg went inside...
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Koo Koo Roo yanks its share price out of the fire; new products, cutbacks form firm's recipe for success. (Koo Koo Roo Inc.)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; Stock prices of Los Angeles-based Koo Koo Roo Inc., a fast-food chain specializing...company profits and stock prices. Koo Koo Roo's stock dropped to its 52-week low...boosted investor confidence and Koo Koo Roo stock prices. The company's stock...
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Milken trust to buy into radio, food companies. (Archon Capital Partners L.P. to invest in Premiere Radio Inc. and Koo Koo Roo Inc.)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; ...public companies -- chicken-seller Koo Koo Roo Inc. and radio program syndicator...the federa prison in Lompoc.) At Koo Koo Roo, a partnership that sources say...informatio is not public record.) Koo Koo Roo operates eight restaurants, offering...
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Iacocca takes lower profile, but stays highly active. (Koo Koo Roo Inc. acting Chmn. Lee Iacocca)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; ...chairman of financially troubled Koo Koo Roo Inc., which operates 38 fast-food...Iacocca being named chairman, with Koo Koo Roo's share price jumping 72 percent...Irene Di Vito, refer all calls to Koo Koo Roo. Actually, Iacocca has repeatedly...
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BUSINESS BRIEFS: Koo Koo Roo, Inc.
Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly
; Koo Koo Roo, Inc., the operator of 38 chicken restaurants...merge. Lee Iacocca, acting chairman of Koo Koo Roo, called the combination of the two companies...and 11 foreign countries, is subject to Koo Koo Roo approval and other customary contingencies...
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Koo Koo Roo, Inc.
Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly
; Koo Koo Roo, Inc., Irvine, Calif., completed its previously...Restaurants, Inc., creating a new merged entity, Koo Koo Roo Enterprises, Inc. (KKRE). Kevin Relyea...veteran Gayle DeBrosse president of the Koo Koo Roo restaurant division. The new company now...
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Once troubled Koo Koo Roo Enterprises, Inc.
Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly
; Once troubled Koo Koo Roo Enterprises, Inc., Irvine, Calif., is...marking the first under new management. Koo Koo Roo Enterprises operates over 300 full-service...primarily for its Chi-Chi's, El Torito, Koo Koo Roo, Hamburger Hamlet, and Casa Gallardo...
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Koo Koo Roo begins franchising chicken eateries; L.A.-based chain targets an upscale, healthy market.
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; Koo Koo Roo begins franchising chicken eateries L.A...chain targets an upscale, healthy market Koo Koo Roo, a Los Angeles-based chicken restaurant...void out there in the market-place and Koo Koo Roo has significant nationwide potential if...
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L.A. stories.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; ...Raider fans, he said. Talking Turkey Koo Koo Roo Inc. hasn't been a Los Angeles company...Irvine. But it's coming back, sort of. Koo Koo Roo will be loading up about 2,600 pounds...is still in L.A., said Robert Carl, a Koo Koo Roo spokesman.
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