2. Issues in H.J. Heinz Company
Competition
? Major competitors are ¨C
ConAgra Food companies,
Nestle, Kraft Foods
? These competitors proposed
a major threat to Heinz
market share
Profit and Market Share
? 60% of the company¡¯s sales
were generated from markets
outside of the US.
? Increase profits and sales in
the US without increasing
market share
Product life cycle and
Business Stage
? Heinz¡¯s PLC has plateaued
and the company appears to
be in the maturity stage of
the business
3. Key Players Of the Event
William Johnson
Chairman ,CEO of Heinz
Warren Buffett
CEO of Berkshire
hatchway.
Paulo Lemann
Founder & current
owner of
3G CAPITAL
6. ? Diversify Away Risk of European Sales Collapse - Currently the
European market accounts for 29.5% of total sales.
Protection against European
sales collapse
? Burger King (3G Capital; 13,000 locations in 79 countries)
Dairy Queen (Berkshire Hathaway; 5,700 locations in 29 countries)
Heinz had been aggressively expanding into the emerging markets
through acquisitions
Safety as subsidiary
? The expertise of Buffett and Lemann will ensure continued successExpertise for continued success.
Benefits for Heinz
7. Benefits for Berkshire Hathaway & 3G Capital
Complementary
goods
Cash cow
Outstanding
brand loyalty
Infiltration of
emerging
market
8. Burger King Holdings Inc. agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion,
giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with
leader McDonald¡¯s Corp.
At $24 per share, the offer represents a 46 percent premium to Burger King¡¯s price before news
of the negotiations
The sale, worth about $4 billion including debt
Burger King¡¯s private equity investors took the company public just four years ago at an initial
share price of $17
Burger King¡¯s stock jumped 25 percent
Benefits of BURGER KING after acquisition
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9. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY holding 35% of Dairy Queen
After holding the company share of dairy queen increases 7.76%
Benefits of DAIRY QUEEN after acquisition
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10. The Acquisition Proposal to The Board
? Investors offer 70.00 USD per share of outstanding common stock.
? As per the Advising committee there is a negative trend towards Heinz.
? Because Low international GDP Growth.
? But as per the strategic plan of 3G capital and Berkshire Hathaway's and
as per the financial projections the Board has offer 78.00 USD per share.