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title: "Jack in the Box Has Had Talks with Potential Buyers"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ec604b98-7c70-4a7d-86bd-02725b80b8d4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/jack-in-the-box-has-had-talks-with-potential-buyers-2708697
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2018-12-17T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:40.278Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4c2836391442caf995950236b7d89cb49146.jpg
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# Jack in the Box Has Had Talks with Potential Buyers

**TL;DR:** Jack in the Box has engaged in talks with potential buyers, but there is no assurance that the exploration of strategic and financing alternatives will result in a transaction. The company remains committed to its previously communicated plan to have a new capital structure in place by the end of the first half of fiscal 2019.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/jack-in-the-box-has-had-talks-with-potential-buyers-2708697).*

## Story

Jack in the Box admitted on Monday that the fast-food brand has engaged in talks with potential buyers, according to a Fox Business report .

It’s been quite a year for the brand. In October, the National Jack in the Box Franchisee Association requested a CEO change, wanting to replace Lenny Comma. In November, the association also filed a complaint with the California Department of Business Oversight regarding the brand’s lease restructuring.

"The Company has had discussions with potential buyers; however, it noted that there can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic and financing alternatives will result in a transaction," Jack in the Box said about the talks in a statement, according to the Fox Business article. "That said, in the absence of a strategic transaction the Company remains committed to its previously communicated plan to have a new capital structure in place by the end of the first half of fiscal 2019. That capital structure could include, among other things, a securitization or bond issuance."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Jack in the Box (company)
- Fox Business (company)
- capital structure (topic)
- strategic alternatives (topic)
- financing alternatives (topic)
- California Department of Business Oversight (regulator)
- potential buyers (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/jack-in-the-box-has-had-talks-with-potential-buyers-2708697). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ec604b98-7c70-4a7d-86bd-02725b80b8d4).