Citic-Carlyle near deal to buy McDonald's China assets: source
Reuters
Published Dec 01, 2016 08:48AM ET
Citic-Carlyle near deal to buy McDonald's China assets: source
(Reuters) - A consortium led by private-equity firm Carlyle Group (O:CG) and Chinese conglomerate Citic Group Corp has neared a deal to buy McDonald's Corp's (N:MCD) stores in China and Hong Kong for up to $3 billion, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The deal is likely to be signed before Christmas, the source said.
Reuters had reported in October that U.S. buyout firms Carlyle and Bain Capital LLC had been the front runners among the bidders for the fast-food giant's China assets.
McDonald's in March said it was reorganizing operations in Asia, bringing in partners as it switches to a less capital-intensive franchise model.
The company hired Morgan Stanley (N:MS) to run the sale of about 2,400 restaurants in China and Hong Kong.
Financial Times reported earlier on Wednesday that Bain Capital had dropped out of the race, and that a group led by Citic Group and Carlyle were the front runners to the deal.
Carlyle declined to comment, while McDonald's was not immediately available for a comment.
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