M&A Deal Summary

Cartesian Capital Group Acquires Burger King

On June 15, 2012, private equity firm Cartesian Capital Group acquired franchising company Burger King

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cartesian Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Franchising sector.
  • This is Cartesian Capital Group’s 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-06-15
Target Burger King
Sector Franchising
Buyer(s) Cartesian Capital Group
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Burger King

Shanghai, China
Burger King is a franchiser of Burger King with more than 800 restaurants across the nation. Burger King is based in Shanghai, China.

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Buyer

Cartesian Capital Group

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 2.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cartesian Capital Group LLC is a private equity firm that invests in high growth businesses in emerging markets across the globe. Cartesian focuses on profitable companies with strong growth prospects and experienced management. The Firm looks to invest $25 - $125 million (generally minority positions). Specific areas of interest include financial and business services, telecommunications, specialized retail, transportation and logistics, and material products. Cartesian Capital Group LLC was formed in 2006 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 23
Sector: Franchising M&A 1 of 1
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-06 Public Mobile

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Public Mobile, Inc. is a provider of unlimited talk, text and data services to value conscious customers in Ontario and Quebec.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-20 Moscow Exchange Micex-RTS

Moscow, Russia

Moscow Exchange Micex-RTS is the sole securities, derivatives, and foreign currency exchange in Russia. A vertically integrated operator, MOEX provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, and depository services. Moscow Exchange Micex-RTS was founded in 1992 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

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