Changed deal as McDonald’s Corp sells

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While finalising a buyer for its China and Hong Kong stores, McDonald’s Corp has decided to keep a “significant” minority stake.

The US fast-food chain has picked a consortium led by private-equity firm Carlyle Group and Chinese conglomerate Citic Group to buy the stores.

Its decision to retain the minority stake lowered the price tag from the $3 billion reportedly sought. An insider says McDonald’s decided to keep a slice of the business as it wants exposure to future growth in the world’s second-largest economy.

Meantime, the company will also keep its stores in South Korea, which it previously also wanted to sell, Reuters reports.

Early this year McDonald’s said it was reorganising its business in the region, seeking strategic partners in China, Hong Kong and South Korea as it switches to a less capital-intensive franchise model.


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