Chinese Restaurant Chain Approves US Takeover (YUM, MCD)
A chain of more than 450 Little Sheep restaurants scattered throughout China has agreed to a takeover offer made last April by Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM). Yum, with more than 4,000 Pizza Hut and KFC stores in China, challenges…
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A chain of more than 450 Little Sheep restaurants scattered throughout China has agreed to a takeover offer made last April by Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM). Yum, with more than 4,000 Pizza Hut and KFC stores in China, challenges McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) more than evenly in the country.
Yum previously owned about 27% of the Little Sheep chain. The cost of the acquisition has not been released. Little Sheep stock will cease trading on the Hong Kong exchange on January 12th.
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