J. Alexander’s sold

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By Mark Fisher
June 25, 2012
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Nashville-based J. Alexander’s Corp. has been sold to Fidelity National Financial Inc., according to this Nation’s Restaurant News story.

J. Alexander’s operates 33 restaurants including a location at 7970 Washington Village Drive in Washington Twp. east of the Dayton Mall and four others in Ohio. Its new owner also owns the O’Charley’s restaurant chain, which operates a location at 2260 Miamisburg-Centerville Road one-and-a-half miles from J. Alexander’s, and Max & Erma’s, which operates restaurants in the Springboro, Beavercreek, and Miller Lane/Butler Twp.areas and at Dayton International Airport.

The sale transaction calls for a $72 million cash and stock buyout, according to the NRN story.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.