据外媒报道，美国快餐连锁店汉堡王（Burger King）和咖啡连锁店Tim Hortons的母公司“餐饮品牌国际公司”（Restaurant Brands International Inc.）21日宣布，已经与美国快餐品牌Popeyes达成了18亿美元的收购协议。
据报道，根据协议，Restaurant Brands将以每股79美元的价格收购Popeyes，这个收购价比上周五Popeyes的收盘价溢价19%。预计这项交易将在4月初完成，为现金交易。
Restaurant Brands品牌于2014年汉堡王并购了加拿大咖啡连锁店Tim Hortons Inc之后成立。派派思在美国及其它25个国家拥有2600家分店。
部分原文报道如下：
The owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, Restaurant Brands International, is buying Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for $79 per share, or $1.8 billion.
“Popeyes is a powerful brand with a rich Louisiana heritage that resonates with guests around the world,” Restaurant Brands International CEO Daniel Schwartz said in a statement. “With this transaction, RBI is adding a brand that has a distinctive position within a compelling segment and strong US and international prospects for growth.”
原文链接：
http://www.businessinsider.com/burger-king-owner-restaurant-brands-to-buy-popeyes-2017-2
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-21/burger-king-owner-to-buy-popeyes-chicken-chain-for-1-8-billion
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