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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowRent-A-Center is being sold to a private equity firm for more than $800 million.
The chain, which leases household goods on a rent-to-own basis, got a second offer from Vintage Capital Management for $15 per share, a 25 percent premium to the company's closing price on Friday, and a dollar more per-share than Vintage bid the previous week. The Plano, Texas company said Monday that it's accepted the second bid.
The total deal is valued at $1.37 billion including debt.
Rent-A-Center Inc. has been reviewing its plans over the past year, including a potential sale.
The sale to Florida-based Vintage is expected to close by the end of 2018.
Rent-A-Center owns and operates about 2,400 stores in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico. The company's franchising unit has about 250 rent-to-own stores operating under the names of Rent-A-Center, ColorTyme and RimTyme.
There are a dozen Rent-A-Center stores in Indianapolis alone and at least 25 in the nine-county area. Indianapolis also is home to one RimTyme, at 5369 N. Keystone Ave. The only ColorTyme in Indiana is in Bloomington.
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