Bottom line: Sanpower’s bid to become McDonald’s main China franchise partner looks like a long-shot, and China Resources or Beijing Capital Agribusiness are the most likely to emerge as winners in a deal valued at $2-$3 billion.
Sanpower eyes McDonald’s
What does global fast-food giant McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) have in common with niche retailers Brookstone of the US and Britain’s House of Fraser? The answer: All 3 could soon become linked through Chinese conglomerate SanpowerGroup, while already owns the 2 niche retailers and is now making a much bigger bid for most of the McDonald’s stores in China and Hong Kong. Sanpower is the latest company to enter the bidding for the China McDonald’s stores, which are being sold as the US fast food giant moves to a franchise model in the market to replace its previous approach of self-owned stores. Read Full Post…
Bottom line: ChemChina might be advised to maintain Pirelli as an independent unit and limit the size of an IPO if succeeds in buying the Italian tire maker and decides to re-list the business.
WH Group, AMC IPOs offer lessons for ChemChina
The headlines are buzzing today with word that state-run behemoth ChemChina may try to re-list Pirelli (Milan: PC) after it purchases the Italian tire maker, which got me to thinking about how the China factor might affect such an IPO. In theory at least, investors might get quite excited about a company they once disdained after its purchase by a Chinese buyer, due to hopes for lower costs and greater profits. But a look at 2 recent cases of major US firms that were acquired by Chinese buyers, then re-listed, shows the reality can vary widely and that a Chinese owner isn’t necessarily a panacea for an ailing overseas company. Read Full Post…
