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SouthRock Capital Set to Take Control of Starbucks’ Brazilian Operations
13 March 2018
São Paulo-based private equity firm SouthRock Capital has reached an agreement with Starbucks Corp that gives it the right to develop and operate branches of the coffee shop in Brazil.
(Reuters) – Sao Paulo private equity firm SouthRock Capital has signed an agreement with Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) that gives it the right to develop and operate branches of the Seattle-based chain in Brazil, the companies said late on Monday.
With the agreement, the value of which was not disclosed, all of Starbucks’ retail operations in Latin America are now wholly licensed rather than directly managed, the companies said.
SouthRock founder Ken Pope said in a statement the fund would eye expansion opportunities in new and existing markets. Starbucks now has 113 stores across the populous states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
“With Starbucks, we see continued opportunities for growth in existing markets… as well as new markets like Brasilia and the South,” he said.
SouthRock also owns Brazil Airport Restaurants, which operates in the nation’s biggest airports.
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