Carlyle

Retail Asia21/11/2023

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 maintain a 52 percent controlling stake while McDonald’s will increase its ownership in the business to 48 […]

Retail Asia31/10/2022

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 this year, Caring Pharmacy’s majority owner, 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings was said to be in talks with several […]

Retail Asia12/04/2017

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 Shop bid price would fall considerably short of the £850 million L’Oreal is […]

Retail Asia09/07/2015

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 latest news is that Japan’s Aeon has expressed interest in buying Tesco Malaysia, […]

Retail Asia24/06/2015

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 plan has unfold, has drawn two public declarations of curiosity. One is decidedly mischievous – from […]

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McDonald’s to buy Carlyle’s stake in China business

Carlyle eyes investing in Malaysia’s Caring Pharmacy

Goldman Sachs linked to The Body Shop bid

Tesco Asia carve up likely

Tesco Korea technique paying off