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Feb 10, 2026
Disclosure
Schwartz: 3G routinely paid certain employees multiples of their peers' stock
“I did not allocate stock equally to people. I gave certain people multiples of what other people got based on our thoughts of people's existing and potential future contribution.”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 49:27 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Schwartz: Burger King's overhead exceeded EBITDA despite 90% franchise rate
“Overhead exceeded EBITDA, and CapEx was about half the EBITDA, despite the fact that it was 90% franchised at the time.”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 57:31 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Schwartz: 3G recruited MBAs via cold emails and on-the-spot job offers
“We'd go to Wharton and HBS and get the resume book. Cold email people who had impressive resumes, and if they seemed like they were really passionate and they were looking for like a project and not just a job, I'd offer people jobs on the spot, which again wa…”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 51:26 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026 positive
Insight
Schwartz: Staying Small Lets 3G Offer Founder Economics and Faster Promotion
“I think also staying quote unquote small allows us to attract some of the best, best, best people on the investment side here, because we could still offer people founder-like economics, a path to partnership, a path to taking on responsibility much, much fast…”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 19:22 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Schwartz: 3G Capital aims to become the home for founder-led, family businesses
“The last two transactions that we. Did were essentially family businesses. We were viewed as a great home, a great long-term home for iconic founder led family businesses. And so I like over time with the success of those two investments for us to hopefully be…”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 1:23:09 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Schwartz: No other PE firm bid on Burger King during go-shop window
“But look at the time, no one else showed up and there was a go shop, window shop, whatever they call it, and no other private equity firm showed up.”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 58:06 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026 negative
Insight
Schwartz: Zero-based budgeting on a bad business just creates a slightly more profitable bad business
“I wouldn't recommend one of your listeners buy a lousy business with a big zero-based budgeting overhead opportunity, because you're just going to have a slightly more profitable lousy business.”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 1:15:34 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026
Assertion Supported
Schwartz became Burger King CEO at 32; Kobza became CFO at 26
“Josh when he was 25, and when Alex promoted me to be CEO at 32, I think Josh became CFO at 26.”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 42:42 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026 positive
Insight
Schwartz: PE firms should buy one business and deploy top talent
“It's so hard to find great people. To be great CEOs. It's like, how are we gonna find 10? So I think it's great to be able to buy one business every once in a while and send in your A++ players to get involved.”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 3:27 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
Feb 10, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Schwartz: Two-thirds of Skechers' business is outside the US
“Two-thirds of the business is already outside of the U.S., and when you look at who is buying the brand and the market share the company has within those customer cohorts, it's actually pretty good.”
Daniel Schwartz Feb 10, 2026 ▶ 1:05:31 The Secretive PE Firm Behind Burger King, Tim Hortons, Skechers and Hunter Douglas (3G Capital) · Invest Like The Best
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