Burger King’s new ruler could help its empire expand.

Burger King Holdings Inc. sealed a deal Thursday to sell itself for $3.26 billion to 3G Capital, an investment firm with strong ties to Latin America. The fast-food chain’s chairman and CEO, John Chidsey, said the deal will help it expand more rapidly overseas.

Chidsey, who will become co-chairman of the company after the tender offer is complete, said the $24-per-share deal also brings 3G Capital’s experience and contacts abroad. “Hopefully they’ll be able to even provide more of an accelerant to the fire,” he told The Associated Press.

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MIAMI – Winter storms hurt Burger King’s results in January and February, the fast-food chain said Tuesday.

In the United States and Canada, Burger King’s sales in locations open at least a year fell 8.2 per cent over the two-month period. Over 75 per cent of Burger King stores are in the Central and Eastern U.S., which were hardest hit by storms.

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