Independent advisory houses Centerview Partners and Lazard are back in the boardroom with Kraft Foods for a slice of another multibillion-dollar deal – this time on opposing sides of the table.

Centerview is sole adviser to the US foods giant on its sale to Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital, according to a statement this morning. 3G will acquire the business in partnership with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and then merge it with existing portfolio company Heinz, forming the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.