management founded 2004 headquarters new york city united states and sao paulo brazil 1 key people jorge paulo lemann alex behring managing partner bernardo hees products hedge funds private equity aum n a number of employees 50 website www .3 g capital.com 3g capital is a brazilian multibillion dollar 2 3 investment firm 4 founded in 2004 by principals jorge paulo lemann carlos alberto sicupira marcel herrmann telles and roberto thompson motta . contents 1 history 2 notable deals 3 offices and management 4 references 5 external links history edit 3g capital was founded in 2004 . the firm is best known for partnering up with berkshire hathaway for its acquisitions including those of burger king tim hortons and kraft foods . notable deals edit in 2010 the company acquired burger king for 3.3 billion and subsequently took the company private . the deal was announced in september 2010 and was finalized in november . 5 shareholders received 24.00 per share in cash . 5 under new management burger king introduced a reworked menu and marketing strategies . 6 in june 2012 burger king was once again listed as a publicly traded company through a 1.4 billion deal with justice holdings . despite the relisting 3g capital retained a 71 % stake of the company . 6 in december 2014 the canadian federal government approved the purchase of tim hortons by 3g capital for 12.5 billion . the acquisition merged burger king with tim hortons as restaurant brands international . 7 on 25 march 2015 it was announced that 3g capital was in advanced talks to buy kraft foods for 40 billion and merge it with heinz to create the world s fifth largest food company . 8 9 heinz was being advised in the transaction by lazard and kraft by centerview partners . 10 offices and management edit 3g capital has offices in new york city rio de janeiro and sao paulo and the firm is run by managing partner alex behring out of new york . 11 12 affiliates of the firm and its partners have control or partial ownership stakes in global companies such as anheuser busch inbev lojas americanas the largest non food and online retailer in latin america and am rica latina log stica the largest railroad and logistics company in latin america . references edit about . gara tom . will heinz get the brazilian treatment . wsj . latin american herald tribune buffett s berkshire hathaway brazil s 3g capital buy food giant h.j. heinz . laht.com . company overview of 3g capital inc . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 8 january 2014 . a b dealbook 15 october 2010 . 3g gets nearly 94 % of burger king shares . nyt . retrieved 9 september 2015 . a b warner melodie 1 august 2012 . burger king s new menu marketing boost profit . wsj . retrieved 9 september 2015 . tim hortons confirms layoffs at headquarters regional offices . cbc news . 27 january 2015 . retrieved 28 january 2015 . kraft and heinz merger to form world s fifth largest food company . reuters . 25 march 2015 . retrieved 25 march 2015 . primack dan 25 march 2015 . is buffett behind 3g capital s 40 billion play for kraft foods . fortune . retrieved 25 march 2015 . gelles david kraft and heinz to merge in deal backed by buffett and 3g capital new york times march 25 2015 . retrieved 2025 03 25 . 3g capital website . retrieved 23 february 2013 . factbox 3g capital buffett s partner in heinz buyout . reuters . 14 february 2014 . retrieved 23 february 2013 . external links edit companies portal official website v t e hedge funds investment strategy arbitrage relative value capital structure arbitrage convertible arbitrage equity market neutral fixed income arbitrage fixed income relative value investing statistical arbitrage volatility arbitrage event driven activist shareholder distressed securities risk arbitrage special situation directional convergence trade commodity trading advisors managed futures account dedicated short global macro long short equity trend following other fund of hedge funds multi manager trading 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