Consumer Goods and Retail
Client Transaction

Size

(US$MM)
Year
Blockbuster, Inc (a) Sale of Blockbuster’s operations in Chile to a local diversified retail group NA 2008
Almacenes Éxito
(Toro Family)*
Sale of Toro Family’s 21.9% stake in Almacenes Éxito,Colombian’s largest retailer, to French based retailer Casino $38 2007
Almacenes Éxito
(Toro Family)*
Sale of Toro Family’s 21.9% stake in Almacenes Éxito, Colombian’s largest retailer, to French based retailer Casino $318 2007
Hasbro Latin America
minority shareholders (a)
Sale of 45% stake in Hasbro Latin America to parent company Hasbro, the second largest toy manufacturer in the world NA 2004
IBM and other minority
shareholders (a)
Sale of Peru’s national lottery Tektron S.A. and its brand“La Tinka” to Greece-based Intralot S.A. Company was owned 50% by IBM and and 50% by local Peruvian shareholders NA 2003
Fernando Sanchez Ltd (a) Restructuring advisory assignment to ailing US apparel group NA 2001-
02
Calvin Klein Advisor to Mr. Klein on the sale of his stake in Calvin Klein Inc. to Phillips Van Heusen 675 2002-
03
Hasbro Latin America Valuation of Latin American joint venture companies in Chile, Peru, Argentina and Miami NA 2002
Farmacias Benavides Sale of largest retail pharmacy chain in Mexico to Farmacias Ahumada the largest retail pharmacy in Latin America $100 2002
Wendy’s Venezuela Restructuring assignment and negotiation of guarantees with Wendy’s International $15 2002
Bombril Asset Sale of leading cleaning products manufacturer in Colombia to Clorox NA 2000
*Athelera acted as financial advisor in the transaction