A whopper of a late summer for M&A lawyers grew even fatter last week, when Burger King announced its sale to 3G Capital, an investment firm with strong ties to South America, for $4 billion. The deal will return the world’s second-largest hamburger chain to the private sector.
Burger King was initially taken private in July 2002 by a trio of private equity firms. Burger King went public through an IPO in May 2006, but despite a series of successful commercials starring its namesake, the Miami-based company has lagged behind fast food industry leader McDonald’s.
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