2016-04-19 18:00

China Said to Seek Control of $8 Billion Yum! Brands Unit

REUTERS / Carlos Barria
REUTERS / Carlos Barria
China wants to get control of the most popular fast-food chain in the country.

A consortium backed by sovereign fund China Investment Corp. has expressed interest in buying a majority stake in Yum! Brands Inc.’s China business, which runs more than 7,100 KFC and Pizza Hut eateries across the nation, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The investor group, which also includes KKR & Co. and Baring Private Equity Asia, is conducting due diligence on the unit, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. A deal could value Yum! China at $7 billion to $8 billion, the people said.

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