Carlyle Acquires KFC Holdings Japan

Carlyle Asia Partners to Acquire 100% of KFC Korea

December 23, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

Carlyle Asia Partners, through an affiliated entity, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% stake in KFC Korea. The deal aims to support KFC Korea’s next phase of growth in South Korea by partnering with management to accelerate new store openings, strengthen marketing, and drive menu innovation.

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.

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.

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.

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.