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Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut to private equity firm Long Range Capital and Yum China for $2.7 billion

Yum Brands is selling Pizza Hut, capping off years of struggles for the pizza chain.

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What happened Yum Brands is selling Pizza Hut, capping off years of struggles for the pizza chain.
The headline split One side frames it as "Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut to private equity firm Long Range Capital and Yum China for $2...". The other frames it as "Yum Brands to Sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 Billion".
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CenterYum Brands sells Pizza Hut to private equity firm Long Range Capital and Yum China for $2.7 billion

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CNBCNews report · Jun 16, 12:18 PM

Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut to private equity firm Long Range Capital and Yum China for $2.7 billion

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Yum Brands is selling Pizza Hut, capping off years of struggles for the pizza chain.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jun 16, 1:27 PM

A beloved pizza chain is being sold for $2.7 billion. Here's why.

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Yum Brands, whose other brands include KFC and Taco Bell, first said in February it was looking to sell off the Pizza Hut brand.

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Wall Street JournalNews report · Jun 16, 12:26 PM

Yum Brands to Sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 Billion

Yum said private-equity firm Long Range Capital agreed to acquire Pizza Hut outside of mainland China for about $1.5 billion.

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