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How 3G Capital, the lean and secretive private equity firm, created some of the world's largest companies

Built to Own - Colossus Loading Search Podcasts Invest Like the Best Business Breakdowns Founder’s Field Guide Joys of Compounding Founders 50X Magazine Newsletter About Us Sponsors Subscribe Log in Copyright © 2026 Colossus. All rights reserved. Firm Profile Built to Own How 3G Capital, the lean and secretive private equity firm, created some of the world's largest companies By Dom Cooke February 2026 PHOTOS BY TOMMY AGRIODIMAS Subscribe to print for your office or home. At two in the morning on September 2, 2010, the 37th floor of 600 Third Avenue was dark except for the boardroom

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