Restaurant Brands International and CPE Form Burger King China Joint Venture

Restaurant Brands International Acquires Remaining Stakes in Burger King China

February 18, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

A subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International (RBI) acquired the equity interests in Burger King China from TFI Asia Holdings BV and Pangaea Two Acquisition Holdings XXIII, Ltd (Cartesian) for approximately $158 million in cash, bringing RBI's ownership to nearly 100%. RBI said it will engage advisors to identify a new local operating partner to inject capital and become the controlling shareholder as part of a strategy to support long-term growth in China.

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.

FountainVest Partners Acquires CFB Group from EQT Private Equity

December 30, 2021

Food & Beverage

FountainVest Partners has acquired CFB Group, a Shanghai-headquartered multi-brand food & beverage platform operator, from EQT Private Equity (EQT Mid Market fund). The transaction closed on 30 December 2021; under EQT's ownership CFB Group expanded to more than 1,100 stores and became the world's largest franchisee of Dairy Queen and a major Papa John's franchisee in China. FountainVest will assume ownership to support the company's next phase of growth.

Cinven Acquires Majority Stake in Restaurant Brands Iberia

July 28, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

International private equity firm Cinven has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Restaurant Brands Iberia (RB Iberia) in a transaction valued at more than €1 billion. RB Iberia — the master franchisee for Burger King in Spain and Portugal and for Popeyes and Tim Hortons in Spain — will retain its founders and Burger King Europe as minority shareholders and will continue to be led by the incumbent management team as Cinven backs growth and further restaurant expansion across Iberia.

City Capital Ventures Majority Investment in Rackson Restaurants

January 21, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

City Capital Ventures (CCV) has made a majority investment in Rackson Restaurants, a Bridgewater, New Jersey-based Burger King and Popeyes franchisee operating 55+ quick-service restaurants across six Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. The investment brings an investor group that includes Saxonwold Capital (led by Rob Selati) and will support Rackson's plan to scale as a multi-branded QSR platform across the Northeastern U.S.; MUFG provided senior debt financing.

City Capital Ventures Acquires Redberry Group (Burger King & Pizza Hut franchisee)

February 8, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

City Capital Ventures (CCV), a Chicago-based private investment partnership, has acquired Toronto-based Redberry Group, one of North America’s largest quick-service restaurant franchisees with 134 restaurants (111 Burger King and 23 Pizza Hut) across Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed; CCV is partnering with Saxonwold Capital and has secured senior debt from CIBC and Scotiabank while engaging Spencer Stuart to lead a CEO search.