3G Capital

The private investment firm, which announced this week it would partner with Warren Buffett to buy Heinz for $28bn, recently hired former Goldman managing director Daniel Dreyfus as a partner.

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For the first time, Illinois ranked first in the amount of PE capital invested among all US states, with $94.64bn invested in the state last year, supporting the American Investment Council’s message that private equity has become ubiquitous in the US.

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association saw almost 20% jump in deal volumes last year.

The merger will create the third largest food company

The British PE firm fought off stiff competition to complete the largest US private equity buyout of 2014

Some in the industry are sceptical that Silver Lake can generate a private equity-style return in a typical private equity timeframe with a company as challenged as Dell.

The buyout would be little known 3G’s most recent acquisition of a well-known consumer brand, after its $4bn deal for Burger King in 2010.

The private equity firm will soon roll out the hamburger joint's first locations in the country.