About Us
Did you Know? Dunkin' Brands, Inc. opened the first "trombo" (Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, and Togo's under one roof) on January 25, 1999 in Little Ferry, New Jersey.
Our Owners
Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. is owned by a consortium of global private equity firms: Bain Capital Partners LLC, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
About Bain Capital
Bain Capital (www.baincapital.com) is a global private investment firm that manages several pools of capital including private equity, venture capital, public equity and leveraged debt assets with more than $27 billion in assets under management. Since its inception in 1984, Bain Capital has made private equity investments and add-on acquisitions in over 230 companies around the world, including quick service restaurant companies Domino’s Pizza and Burger King, and retailers Toys "R" Us, Dollarama and Staples. Headquartered in Boston, Bain Capital has offices in New York, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai.
About The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm with $35 billion under management. Carlyle invests in buyouts, venture capital, real estate and leveraged finance in Asia, Europe and North America, focusing on aerospace & defense, automotive & transportation, consumer & retail, energy & power, healthcare, industrial, technology & business services and telecommunications & media. Since 1987, the firm has invested $14.9 billion of equity in 439 transactions for a total purchase price of $51.9 billion. The Carlyle Group employs more than 630 people in 15 countries. In the aggregate, Carlyle portfolio companies have more than $40 billion in revenue and employ more than 370,000 people around the world. Visit www.carlyle.com for additional information.
About Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. is a Boston-based private equity firm focused on identifying and acquiring substantial ownership positions in growth companies. Founded in 1974, Thomas H. Lee Partners currently manages approximately $12 billion of committed capital, including its most recent fund, the $6.1 billion Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund V. The firm has acquired over 100 companies with aggregate purchase price of $75 billion. Notable transactions sponsored by the firm include: Fisher Scientific International, General Nutrition Centers, Houghton Mifflin, Michael Foods, Nortek, ProSiebenSat.1, Rayovac, Simmons Company, Snapple Beverage, TransWestern Publishing, Warner Chilcott, and Warner Music Group. Visit www.thlpv.com for more information.