Dive Summary:
- The Wall Street Journal has a new profile up on Brazilian financier Jorge PauloLemann, the man who together with Warren Buffett this week orchestrated theacquisition of H.J. Heinz Co.
- The two men have known each other at least since they served on the board of Gillette together in the20世纪90年代, and he gained international fame for merging his beer companyAmBevwith Belgium'sInterbrew, only to later pay $52 billion forAnheuser-Busch。
- Lemann'scompany 3G Capital also bought Burger King in 2010, establishing a reputation for shrewd moves and cost cutting.
From the article:
"... The Harvard-educated Mr.Lemannis helping finance the Heinz acquisition through 3G Capital, a private-equity fund he runs with Brazilian partners MarcelHerrmannTelles和Carlos AlbertoSicupira。3G在2010年获得了33亿美元的汉堡王，并将其私密，两年后成功地列出了它。...“
