NEW YORK (Reuters) - Burger King Holdings Inc , the No. 2 U.S. hamburger chain, has been considering a possible sale and has held talks with potential buyers, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
The source said one potentially interested party was 3i Group Plc
Burger King and 3i were not available to comment.
Burger King, which has a market capitalization of about $2.3 billion, has been public since May 2006.
It had previously been own by private equity, which still holds a stake in the company. TPG, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs
The Wall Street Journal reported Burger King has been in talks with private equity firms in recent weeks about a possible sale.
(Editing by Dan Lalor)