BofA/Merrill Lynch Upgrades Burger King Worldwide (BKW) Two-Notches to Buy

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Warren Buffet Helping Finance Burger King (BKW) Merger with Tim Hortons (THI) - WSJ

August 26, 2014 6:40 AM EDT

Warren Buffet is helping finance Burger King's (NYSE: BKW) merger with Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI), according WSJ. Buffet is expected to finance 25% of the deal.

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Burger King (BKW) Valuation Reflects Aggressive Tim Hortons (THI) Assumptions, Says Analyst

August 25, 2014 3:14 PM EDT

Wells Fargo maintained a Market Perform rating on Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) and raised its price target to $30-$32 (from $26-$27). Earlier, Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI) and Burger King confirmed that they are in discussions regarding... More

Tim Hortons (THI) Price Target Boosted to $90 at KeyBanc on Potential Burger King (BKW) Deal

August 25, 2014 11:56 AM EDT

KeyBanc analyst Chris O'Cull reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI) to $90.00 (from $75.00) amid news Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) is in talks to purchase the company.

On the tax benefits of a deal, the analyst said they will probably be longer term. " The federal statutory rate in Canada is 15%, which is much lower than the 35% statutory tax rate in the United States," he notes.... More

BofA/Merrill Lynch Weighs in on Potential Tim Hortons (THI)/Burger King (BKW) Deal

August 25, 2014 7:47 AM EDT

BofA/Merrill Lynch analyst Joseph Buckley weighed on news Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI) and Burger King (NYSE: BKW) are in discussions about a potential strategic transaction to combine into a single public company which would be headquartered in Canada.

First, Buckley notes while media reports... More

Krispy Kreme (KKD), McDonald's (MCD), Others on Watch Following Burger King/Tim Hortons News (THI) (BKW)

August 25, 2014 6:36 AM EDT

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD), Dunkin Brands (Nasdaq: DNKN), Wendy's (NYSE: WEN), and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) are among various quick-service restaurants on watch Monday following news... More

Tim Hortons (THI), Burger King (BKW) Affirm Discussions for Possible Combination

August 25, 2014 6:07 AM EDT

Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI) and Burger King Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: BKW) confirmed that they are in discussions regarding the potential creation of a global leader in the quick service restaurant business. The new publicly-listed company would be headquartered in Canada, the largest market of the combined company.

3G Capital, the majority owner of Burger King, will... More

Burger King (BKW) in Talks to Acquire Tim Hortons (THI) - WSJ

August 24, 2014 7:54 PM EDT

Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) is in talks to acquire Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI), with the deal structured as a tax inversion, the Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday

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