Tokyo, 8 August 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Global law firm Shearman & Sterling represented The Longreach Group (“Longreach”) in its acquisition of 24.98% of McDonald’s Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd. (“McDonald’s Japan”) [JASDAQ, code 2702] from the Fujita Family (“Family”).
With the passing of Den Fujita who was founder, chairman and chief
executive of the country’s largest fast-food franchise for three decades,
the Family had been looking for an opportunity to divest its shareholding
in McDonald’s Japan in order to pursue new business interests. The
acquisition provided the Family with a divestment solution in relation to
its shareholding in McDonald’s Japan. The value of the transaction based
on the closing price of McDonald’s Japan stock on the closing date of 27
July 2005 was JPY75 billion (approximately US$670 million). The
acquisition, implemented through Lakeview Limited, a Cayman Islands
Company, has made the private equity fund the second largest shareholder of
McDonald’s Japan, after McDonald’s Corp.
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