Burger King sold for $4bn (£2.6bn)

Posted by uspost Business Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Burger King has been sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal worth $4bn (£2.6bn). The $24-a-share agreement is 46 percent more than Burger King shares closed at on 31 Aug., the day before rumours of a deal surfaced and sent the shares soaring by 15 percent. Alex Behring, managing partner of 3G [...]