Carlos Alberto Sicupira
Carlos Alberto Sicupira is a Brazilian businessman, a partner in 3G Capital, which owns or has major stakes in Burger King, H.J. Heinz Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Lojas Americanas.
- Most of Carlos “Beto” Sicupira’s wealth comes from his shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, in which he owns about a 3% stake.
- His fellow shareholders at AB Inbev include longtime Brazilian business partners Jorge Paulo Lemann and Marcel Herrmann Telles, both billionaires.
- In 2016 AB InBev completed its nearly $100 billion acquisition of SABMiller, acquiring brands including Pilsner Urquell and Foster’s Lager.
- Sicupira and his partners also own stakes in listed Restaurant Brands International, parent of Burger King and Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons.
- In 2013, the trio’s private equity firm 3G Capital and Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway bought H.J. Heinz & Company. Heinz later merged with Kraft.
