One big proposed M&A deal and a couple large financing deals have been announced in the past couple weeks: –Diversified franchisee Flynn Restaurant Group, which already operates more than 1,200 Applebee’s, Taco Bells, Paneras and Arby’s, made a “stalking horse” $816 million bid for bankrupt NPC Intl., which operates 1,300 Pizza Huts and Wendy’s….