Private Equity
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group announced the acquisition of 75 percent of Gastronomía & Negocios S.A., Chile’s largest franchisor of quick service restaurants (QSR) with strong proprietary brands such as Doggis, Juan Maestro, Mamut and Tommy Beans, from the Duch and Fuenzalida families, who retain a 25 percent stake in the company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.