TOKYO -- U.S. private equity group Carlyle said Monday it will seek to take the operator of KFC fried chicken restaurants in Japan private in a roughly 130 billion yen ($835 million) acquisition.
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A KFC restaurant in Tokyo. The chain is coming off a year of big profit growth. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
TOKYO -- U.S. private equity group Carlyle said Monday it will seek to take the operator of KFC fried chicken restaurants in Japan private in a roughly 130 billion yen ($835 million) acquisition.