The US-based private equity firm, The Carlyle Group, has successfully acquired KFC Korea. With this acquisition, the firm aims to expand the existing 200-store portfolio of the popular restaurant chain in South Korea. The deal, which was initially announced…
Fast food chain McDonald’s Corporation has agreed to acquire Carlyle’s 28 percent stake in the consortium that operates the McDonald’s business in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Through its equity affiliate Citic Capital, the Citic Consortium will…
Multinational private equity investor Carlyle Group is reportedly in talks with Caring Pharmacy to acquire a majority stake in the Malaysian drugstore chain. According to DealStreetAsia, the deal is projected to reach more than US$300 million in size. Earlier…
Investment bank Goldman Sachs is reportedly preparing a £600 million bid for The Body Shop. Owner L’Oreal decided to put the ethical cosmetics brand on the market last month, apparently unwilling to invest in arresting falling sales and market share. The Body…
A carve-up of Tesco Asia operations seems increasingly likely with credible reports in three different nations now of serious expressions of interest. While markets await firm news of progress of HSBC’s quest to find a buyer for the Tesco Korea business, the…
Tesco’s obvious technique to attract out bidders for its Korean Homeplus operation is already paying off. Whereas personal fairness gamers have been apparently despatched invites to bid, the best way the information of the as but formally unconfirmed sale…