Carlyle Acquires KFC Holdings Japan

Tasty Chick'n (Triton Pacific Affiliate) Acquires Portfolio of 90 Franchised KFC and KFC/Taco Bell Restaurants

January 18, 2022

Restaurants & Hospitality

Triton Pacific Capital Partners' portfolio company, Tasty Chick'n, LLC, acquired a portfolio of 90 franchised KFC restaurants across eight U.S. states, including 15 co-branded KFC/Taco Bell locations. The transaction expands Tasty Chick'n's quick-service footprint and serves as an add-on to the firm's restaurant platform managed by Tasty Restaurant Group.

Triton Pacific Affiliate Tasty Chick'n Acquires 64-Unit KFC Portfolio

May 21, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Triton Pacific Capital Partners' affiliate, Tasty Chick'n, acquired a 64-unit portfolio of KFC restaurants across the Central and Southeastern United States as an add-on to its existing restaurant platform. The acquisition expands the footprint of Tasty Chick'n/Tasty Restaurant Group and provides opportunities for new unit development and operational synergies.

Value Foodservice Acquires 11 KFC Restaurants

December 11, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Value Foodservice LLC (VFS), backed by BlackBern Partners LLC, has acquired 11 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Kentucky and Tennessee—mostly in the greater Nashville area—bringing VFS's total KFC count to 59 locations nationwide. The deal is an add-on acquisition for the PE-backed VFS platform as it continues geographic expansion and consolidation in the quick-service restaurant market.

Carlyle Acquires Kyoden

November 5, 2024

Manufacturing

Global investment firm Carlyle has acquired Kyoden Co., a Nagano-prefecture headquartered manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Carlyle will partner with Kyoden's management to accelerate development of high-multilayer and build-up PCB manufacturing capabilities and support the company's international expansion.

Carlyle (Global Credit) Provides NOK 2,750m Strategic Capital to Jordanes ASA

January 6, 2025

Food & Beverage

The Carlyle Group's Global Credit platform has provided a NOK 2,750 million (approximately $250 million) strategic capital package to Jordanes ASA to finance a management buyout led by co‑founders Jan Bodd and Stig Sunde, refinance existing indebtedness, and fund future growth. The financing, led by Carlyle Credit Opportunities, strengthens the co‑founders' ownership and provides growth capital to support Jordanes' continued expansion across its portfolio of Nordic consumer brands and casual dining businesses.

Restaurant Brands International Acquires Carrols Restaurant Group

May 16, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Restaurant Brands International (RBI) completed an all-cash acquisition of Carrols Restaurant Group on May 16 for approximately $1.0 billion (at $9.55 per share). RBI said it will invest an additional $500 million to reimage more than 600 restaurants and plans to refranchise most of the acquired units over the next seven years; Carrols operated 1,023 Burger King restaurants across 23 states and 59 Popeyes restaurants in six states.