Carlyle Asia Partners to Acquire 100% of KFC Korea

Carlyle Acquires KFC Holdings Japan

July 10, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Global investment firm Carlyle has completed a tender offer to acquire 100% of KFC Holdings Japan, taking the company private by late September 2024. Carlyle plans to partner with Yum! Brands and KFC Japan management to accelerate store openings, pursue menu enhancements, and invest in digital innovation to drive growth.

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.

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 (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.

Carlyle Acquires Majority Stake in Incubeta

November 16, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

The Carlyle Group, via its Carlyle Europe Technology Partners platform, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Incubeta, a London-headquartered digital marketing and ad-tech agency. Carlyle will support Incubeta's international growth, investments in proprietary technology and commercial operations, and M&A-led market consolidation; terms were not disclosed.