Les piétons passent devant un restaurant de fast-food McDonald's à Shanghai, Chine, le 9 janvier 2017. McDonald's corp a accepté de vendre l'essentiel de son Chi
Pedestrians walk past a fastfood restaurant of McDonald's in Shanghai, China, 9 January 2017. McDonald's corp has agreed to sell the bulk of its Chinese mainland and Hong Kong business to conglomerate CITIC and US private equity firm Carlyle Group for up to US$2.08 billion, seeking to expand rapidly without using much of its own capital. CITIC, Carlyle and McDonald's will form a new company that will act as a master franchisee of the chain's 1, 750 restaurants in the mainland and Hong Kong for 20 years, the companies said in a joint statement. Under the deal, Hong Kong-listed CITIC Ltd will own about 32 percent of the business, with CITIC Capital, an affiliate firm that manages private equity funds and other alternative assets, holding 20 percent. Carlyle will take 28 percent while McDonald's will have the remaining 20 percent. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and set to close in mid-2017.
