BEHIND THE NEWS: Stay tuned: Gregg sale may be prelude to IPO
Out-of-towners are charging into Indianapolis to scoop up another one of our marquee companies. It’s an oft-told story, but this time it might just have a happy ending. Finance experts say Los Angelesbased investment firm Freeman Spogli & Co.’s purchase of an 80-percent stake in H.H. Gregg may position the electronics-and-appliance chain to grow faster than if it remained a familyowned company. Under the deal, veteran investment banker Robert Shortle said, “You still have the company headquartered here, the vast…