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Krispy Kreme sells majority stake of Insomnia Cookies for $350M enterprise value
Krispy Kreme, Inc.
- Sale of majority stake of Insomnia Cookies for $350M enterprise value, double the 2018 acquisition price.
- Krispy Kreme received $127.4M cash upfront; additional $45M expected from intercompany debt refinancing.
- Krispy Kreme retains ~34% minority stake; proceeds to pay down debt and expand doughnut business.
- Executives Tattersfield and Charlesworth received $1.98M and $0.49M for REU cancellations related to transaction.
- Full year 2024 guidance to be updated at upcoming Q2 2024 earnings call.