KFC Holdings Japan receives tender offer from Carlyle-backed fund

KFC Holdings Japan receives tender offer from Carlyle-backed fund

A man walks past a logo of KFC, outside a restaurant in Shanghai, China, July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Fast food operator KFC Holdings Japan said on Monday that a Carlyle Group-backed fund launched a tender offer for its shares in a deal worth 135 billion yen ($863 million).