The new International Market Place will be home to the first U.S. location of Yauatcha, a restaurant specializing in Chinese dim sum and tea as well as European-style patisserie items. The Michelin star-winning Yauatcha restaurant chain, with two locations in London and four in India, is among the restaurants of Hakkasan Group, owned by an Abu Dhabi-based investment company.

Hakkasan specializes in high-end restaurants, nightclubs and what it calls "day clubs," built around swimming pools. Hakkasan also has hotels under development through a joint venture.

"Bringing Yauatcha to Honolulu marks a milestone for the Hakkasan Group and further enhances our vision of moving into high-growth markets," said Nick McCabe, president of Hakkasan Group, in a statement.

At International Market Place, Yauatcha will join chef Michael Mina’s StripSteak restaurant and The Street food hall, Eating House 1849 by chef and restaurateur Roy Yamaguchi, additional restaurants and approximately 75 retailers, including Hawaii’s first full-line Saks Fifth Avenue.

Servco celebrates milestone with donations

After selling its 500,000th vehicle, Servco Pacific Inc. has announced it will dole out $250,000 in donations next year. The money will be divided among 10 nonprofit organizations nominated by Hawaii residents.

Submissions must be 250 words or less and explain why residents are personally thankful for the work the nonprofit organization does in Hawaii.

Nominators must not be affiliated with the nonprofit they are recommending, and must submit their entries by Dec. 18.

A committee of Servco employees will review and vote on the nominations from Dec. 21 through Jan. 2, with check presentations to the selected organizations to be made Jan. 4-29.

"As Thanksgiving approaches we are reminded of giving thanks for our friends and family, and we wanted to give back to the community that has showed Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles so much aloha over the last 57 years," said Rick Ching, president of Servco Automotive, in a statement. "We know these grants will go a long way toward helping our communities. This is our way of saying ‘mahalo.’"

The company became an automobile distributor in 1958 and now represents the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands.

Jordan, supermarket settle likeness lawsuit

CHICAGO » Michael Jordan and a supermarket chain have reached an agreement in a yearslong lawsuit that alleged misuse of the basketball star’s name in advertising, according to spokespeople for both sides.

The case involved Jewel-Osco’s use of Jordan’s name in a 2009 Sports Illustrated ad that congratulated the six-time NBA champion on his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The ad included a large Jewel-Osco logo under the text. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a jury in August awarded Jordan $8.9 million from the now-defunct Dominick’s Finer Foods for invoking his name in a similar ad that included a coupon for food.

Attorneys disclosed settlement talks in court last month, after a judge suggested that both sides may be interested in a quick resolution given the Dominick’s judgment. The Jewel-Osco case was set to go to trial in December.

Dominick’s operated under supermarket chain Safeway, which also later merged with Albertsons.

Petco Animal Supplies sold in $4.6B deal

SAN DIEGO » The private-equity owners of Petco Animal Supplies have reached a $4.6 billion deal to sell the retailer to CVC Capital Partners and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, Petco officials announced Monday.

CVC, a private-equity group, and the Canadian pension fund beat a joint offer from buyout firms KKR & Co. and Hellman & Friedman, as well as a bid by Apollo Global Management, the Bloomberg news service reported, citing unnamed industry sources.

Petco has been owned by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners since it was taken private in 2006 in a $1.8 billion debt-leveraged buyout.

ON THE MOVE

Porter McGuire Kiakona & Chow, a law firm in Honolulu, has announced that Nari Song has been hired as an associate attorney and will serve in the firm’s litigation section. Song received her degree from the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law.

Hawaiian Telcom has announced that Sunshine Pualani Walker Topping has joined the company as vice president of human resources. She previously served as a chief human resources strategy officer for local technology company ‘ike as well as senior director of recruitment for Hawaiian Airlines and director of the state Department of Human Resources Development.

Castle Resorts & Hotels has named Taisha Alvaro as its new director of operations. She previously served as a revenue manager and assistant general manager of the Castle Island Colony Hotel as well as a hotel manager of Maile Sky Court Hotel and Hawaiian Monarch Hotel.

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