McDonald’s to buy Carlyle’s stake in its China business for $1.8bn
麦当劳将以18亿美元收购凯雷所持麦当劳中国业务股份
Citic Capital to remain majority shareholder in fast-food chain’s local operation
麦当劳的持股比例将由20%增加到48%，其余52%由以中信资本为主的中信联合体持有。
US private equity investor Carlyle Group is set to earn a large windfall from its sale of a minority stake in the Chinese operations of McDonald’s, marking a rare dealmaking success in the region amid mounting geopolitical tensions.The fast-food restaurant group said it would buy Carlyle’s 28 per cent stake in its Chinese operations, which also span Hong Kong and Macau, in order to rebuild exposure to what has become the restaurant group’s fastest-growing region.
美国私人股本投资集团凯雷集团(Carlyle Group)将通过出售所持麦当劳(McDonald’s)中国业务少数股权斩获丰厚收益。在地缘政治紧张局势日益加剧之际，这是中国一笔罕见的成功交易。
Carlyle is selling its stake for an equity value of $1.8bn, valuing the overall operation at about $6.4bn, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter. Carlyle has calculated that the deal will make investors more than six times their money, before fees, one of the people said.
麦当劳表示，将收购凯雷所持其中国业务（包括香港和澳门）28%的股份，以重建在华业务。中国已成为这家餐饮集团增长最快的市场。
Carlyle and McDonald’s declined to comment on the valuation.
两名直接了解内情的人士表示，凯雷将以18亿美元的价格出售股份，对麦当劳中国业务的整体估值约为64亿美元。其中一位人士表示，根据凯雷的计算，这笔交易将使投资者获利逾6倍（不计费用）。
