Triple
T7226587
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tim Hortons |
E154795
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredBy |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide
3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide is a global fast-food holding company, controlled by private equity firm 3G Capital, that owns and operates the Burger King brand and expanded its portfolio by acquiring Tim Hortons.
|
E650075
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: 3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide | Statement: [Tim Hortons, acquiredBy, 3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide Context triple: [Tim Hortons, acquiredBy, 3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide]
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A.
NextGear Capital
NextGear Capital is a financial services company that provides inventory financing and related solutions primarily to automotive dealers and other vehicle-based businesses.
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B.
KPS Capital Partners
KPS Capital Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring and restructuring industrial and manufacturing businesses.
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C.
RedBird Capital Partners
RedBird Capital Partners is a private investment firm known for its significant stakes in major sports, media, and entertainment properties.
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D.
Bain Capital
Bain Capital is a prominent private investment firm based in Boston, known for its leveraged buyouts, private equity, and alternative asset management activities worldwide.
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E.
Thoma Bravo
Thoma Bravo is a leading private equity investment firm known for acquiring and growing software and technology companies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: 3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide Triple: [Tim Hortons, acquiredBy, 3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide]
Generated description
3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide is a global fast-food holding company, controlled by private equity firm 3G Capital, that owns and operates the Burger King brand and expanded its portfolio by acquiring Tim Hortons.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide Target entity description: 3G Capital-backed Burger King Worldwide is a global fast-food holding company, controlled by private equity firm 3G Capital, that owns and operates the Burger King brand and expanded its portfolio by acquiring Tim Hortons.
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A.
NextGear Capital
NextGear Capital is a financial services company that provides inventory financing and related solutions primarily to automotive dealers and other vehicle-based businesses.
-
B.
KPS Capital Partners
KPS Capital Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring and restructuring industrial and manufacturing businesses.
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C.
RedBird Capital Partners
RedBird Capital Partners is a private investment firm known for its significant stakes in major sports, media, and entertainment properties.
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D.
Bain Capital
Bain Capital is a prominent private investment firm based in Boston, known for its leveraged buyouts, private equity, and alternative asset management activities worldwide.
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E.
Thoma Bravo
Thoma Bravo is a leading private equity investment firm known for acquiring and growing software and technology companies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c68811dd1c8190ac460bb39e64e1f0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e9de21e081908f30700f6211c5ef |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7cc17a3788190842a852fb4b96185 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7cccdde308190a02c6892f61025e2 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7cd7e891c8190a6a82227addac434 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:54 p.m.