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Atlas Advisors professionals have worked on hundreds of transactions representing aggregate transaction value in excess of $500 billion.

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*Transactions at Atlas Advisors

Ad van Geloven *
Divestiture of Ad van Geloven to Lion Capital
Aetna Life & Casualty
Acquisition of US Healthcare Inc
Ahmsa
Advisory to Ahmsa on strategic alternatives
Ahmsa
Merger and contribution of GAN's mining assets, Energan and CMC, respectively
Ajinomoto
Divestiture of ownership in seven of its CPC/Aji JVs to Unilever for $400 million
Alicorp
Acquisition of La Fabril for $209 million
Alicorp
Acquisition of Molinera del Peru
Alicorp
Acquisition of Nicolini Hermanos
Alicorp
Sale of stake to JPM Capital
Allergan Pharmaceuticals
Spin off of Allergan Pharmaceuticals Inc as part of merger
Alpargatas
Acquisition of Forest Fabrica de Conductores from Penn Central Telecommunications Company
Alpargatas
Sale of 20% stake in Tejidos Argentinos S.A. to Greenwood Mills
Alpargatas
Restructuring of debt and refinancing strategy
AmBev
Acquisition of controlling stake in Malteria Pampa
AmeriCredit
High yield offering for AmeriCredit Corporation (ACF)
AMN Healthcare
Follow-on offering of common shares $100 million
Anheuser-Busch
Acquisition of a stake in Cervejaria Antarctica
Apax Partners/Omers *
Acquisition of Thomson Learning for $7.8 billion
Arancia
Sale of Ingro, Inc. to Productos Corinter
Arancia
Sale of Emabasa to Alimentos del Fuerte
Arancia
JV with Corn Products Corporation
Arcor
Acquisition of Dos en Uno in Chile
Armstrong
JV with Internacional de Ceramica
Associated British Foods
Acquisition of Mazola and selected brands from Unilever
Associates First Capital
Sale of First Capital Corporation to Ford
AT&T
Merger of Japanese ISP businesses of Japan Telecom, British Telecom and AT&T
AT&T
Acquisition of minority stake in Japan Telecom for $1.8 bn - one of the largest foreign telecom investments
Azoogle Holdings LLC
Assessment of majority re-capitalization by investor group
Bacardi
Buy-in of secondary stake in Martini Rossi
Bacardi
Tax-free reorganization of Martini Rossi international operations
Bacardi
Acquisition of Martini & Rossi
Bacardi
Investment in General Beverage Corp
Backus
Acquisition of Compañía Nacional de Cerveza
Backus
Formation of holding company through merger of four publicly traded companies
Bakkersland *
Acquisition of Belgian baker QBB
Banco Santander Central Hispano
Acquisition of Mexican Grupo Financiero Serfin SA de CV
Bank of New York Co
Acquisition of Irving Bank Corp
BC Partners
Financing of €1.0 bn leverage buyout of Galbani - among the largest European LBOs in the food sector
CoreStates Financial Corp
Sale of CoreStates Financial Corp to First Union Corp
Bear Wagner Specialists LLC
Private placement of senior subordinated debt
Birds Eye Foods
Sale of interest in company to Vestar
Bosch
Formation of global auto parts joint venture with Valeo
Boston Scientific
Issue of senior unsecured debt for $0.7bn
British American Tobacco
Divestiture of Chilean food business Malloa to Unilever for $120 million
British American Tobacco
Divestiture of canned-food business to Unilever
British Petroleum
Acquisition of Amoco Corp
British Petroleum
Merger with Standard Oil Co
Cargill
Acquisition of Agribrands
Cargill
Sale of Granja del Sol in Argentina
Cargill
Acquisition of São Valentim (flour mills) in Brazil
Cargill
Acquisition of Cerestar
Casa Autrey
Acquisition of Publicaciones CITEM
Caterpillar
Review of capital structure and financing strategies
Caxton-Iseman Capital *
Acquisition of KCP Income Fund, the parent of KIK Custom Products
CBS Corp
Sale of CBS Corp to Viacom
Cemex
Acquisition of a controlling interest in Empresas Tolteca
Cemex
Acquisition of Compañía Valenciana de Cementos Portland through a public tender offer
Cemex
Acquisition of La Auxilar de la Construcción (Sanson) from La Corporación
Cemex
Acquisition of Pacific Coast Cement Company
Cemex
Acquisition of the publicly traded shares of Empresas Tolmex through a public exchange offer
Cemex
Formation of control group with Empresas Mendoza to own 51% of Vencemos, S.A.C.A.
Cemex
Sale of interest in Celanese Mexicana to Hoechst
Chrysler
Development of Argentina entry strategy
Church & Dwight
JV with Kelso - ArmKel in the U.S
Church & Dwight *
ArmKel buy-in in the U.S.
Church & Dwight *
Formation of Pria partnership
Church & Dwight *
Acquisition of Orange Glo International
Church & Dwight
Acquisition of the 50% stake in Armkel that it did not already own from Kelso
Cifra
Sale of Cifra to Wal-Mart
Cigarrera La Moderna
Sale of stake to BAT Industries PLC
Cimpor
Sale of Brennand's cement business to Cimpor for $595 million
Cirio
Tender offer for Del Monte Royal, provided Cirio control over the Del Monte business in Europe, Africa and Asia
CIT Group Inc.
IPO of CIT Group Inc (CIT)
Clorox
Sale of Clorox Brazil
Clorox
Sale of Pinesol to Colgate in Brazil
Clorox
Sale of Himolene to Heritage Bag in the U.S.
Coca-Cola
Acquisition of Inchcape's Coke bottling business
Coca-Cola FEMSA
JV with Coca-Cola to form Coca-Cola FEMSA
Coca-Cola FEMSA
Acquisition of Coca Cola in Argentina
Coca-Cola FEMSA
Acquisition of SIRSA Coke bottler
Coca-Cola FEMSA
Acquisition of a stake in Coke's local operations
Cone
JV with Cia. Industrial de Parras
Coors
Equity offering
Coty
Sale of Chinese cosmetics business, Yue Sai Kan, to L'Oreal
Courtaulds
Sale of Courtaulds PLC to Akzo Nobel N.V.
Courtaulds
Industrial & Chemicals | Sell Side Capital Raisting
IPO of Courtaulds PLC-Textiles
Cruz Bay Holding Corp. *
Sale of 50% stake in Bon Appetit
C-Tec Corp.
Acquisition of Megacable S.A.
Cuervo
Unique receivables financing on tequila payables
CVRD
Aluvale (CVRD) strategic advisory
Cyrte Investments *
Acquisition of stake in TomTom
Danone *
Sale of Frusion and La Crème to Grupo Lala
Danone *
Sale of Naya to Catterton Partners
Danone *
Sale of DS Waters via recapitalization to Kelso & Co.
Danone *
Sale of Danone Waters of Canada to Birch Hill
Danone *
JV with Arcor for Latin American biscuits
Danone
JV with Suntory Water Group to form DS Waters
Danone
CCDA JV w/ Coca-Cola & Evian Master Distribution Agreement
Danone
Acquisition of McKesson Water in the U.S.
Danone
Tender offer for Bagley public interest in Argentina
Danone
Acquisition of Villavicencio in Argentina
Danone
Acquisition of Salus in Uruguay
Danone
Acquisition of AquaPenn in the U.S.
Danone
Acquisition of Salus bottled water business in a joint bid with Ambev
Del Labs *
Public-to-private acquisition of Del Labs by Kelso & Co.
Del Labs *
Sale of Del Labs to Coty
DenTek Oral Care, Inc. *
Significant Minority Investment
Desch-Summit *
Sale to Nursery Supplies Inc.
Domino's Pizza
Sale of majority stake in Domino's Pizza to Bain Capital
Dresdner Bank A.G.
Takeover of Kleinwort Benson Group PLC
Egeria *
Sale of Ad van Geloven to Lion Capital
Electrolux
Acquisition Refripar
Electrolux
Delisting of Brazilian subsidiary
ELM
Sale of CLM tobacco business to BAT for $1.7 billion
ELM/Pulsar Group
Restructuring of group's holdings and insurance business for $1.3 billion
Endo Pharmaceuticals
Follow-on offering of common shares $0.9bn
Equitable Life Assurance
Cash infusion into Equitable Life Assurance by Groupe Axa S.A.
Equitilink
Sale of Australian asset manager Equitilink to Aberdeen Asset Management
Farmacias Benavides
Wholesaling JV with Casa Autrey
FEMSA
Share exchange restructuring of Femsa and holding company Valores Industriales S.A.
FEMSA/Visa
JV with John Labatt
FEMSA/Visa
Sale of stake to Unifund
FEMSA/Visa
$1.0 billion bridge loan to VISA
FEMSA/Visa
Sale of Peñafiel to Cadbury Schweppes
Fluor *
Sale of Compañía Minera Aguilar to Compañía Minera del Sur
FMC
FMC buyout of Brazilian oil drilling equipment manufacturer
Focus Capital Partners *
Sale of stake in Hiestand to Lion Capital
Ford
Divestiture of Philco (three consumer electronics operations) to Investimentos Ita S.A.
Forte PLC
Sale of Forte PLC to Granada Group
Foster Farms
Acquisition of Zacky Farms
Frantschach Group
Sale of Copamex S.A. de C.V.'s industrial sack operation
Freeze 24.7 International LLC *
Bridge financing
Genentech
Sale of remaining 33% of Genentech Inc to Roche
General Motors
JV with Empresas Mendoza
Gillette
Acquisition of Duracell International Inc
Graphic Packaging
Riverwood International Corp.'s sale of a stake in its Brazilian operation to Cia. Suzano de Papel e Celulose
Grupo Bimbo *
Purchase of WFI from George Weston
Grupo Financiero Bancomer
Grupo Financiero Bancomer
Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer SA de CV
Follow-on equity offering
Grupo Kuo *
Sale of Quimir to Mexichem
Grupo Kuo(Desc)
Acquisition of Authentic Specialty Foods in the U.S.
Grupo Kuo(Desc)
Sale of ASF Tortilla division to GRUMA in Mexico
Grupo Kuo(Desc)
Sale of Campi (#3 player in poultry) to Bachoco in Mexico
Grupo Kuo & Grupo Herdez *
Advised on merger to form a leading Mexican packaged foods company
Grupo Mexico
Acquisition of Cananea
Grupo Mexico
JV with Union Miniere
Grupo Mexico
Export financing
Grupo Mexico
Acquisition of Compañía Minera de Cananea from the Mexican government
Grupo Mexico
Acquisition of Mexicana de Cobre from the Mexican government
Grupo Zapata
Debt restructuring with local banks
Heinz
Reverse Morris Trust merger of Del Monte Foods with Heinz's pet food/tuna business
Heinz
European expansion strategy - including acquisition of branded food business of CSM for €300 million
Heinz
Expansion strategy
Herdez del Fuerte *
Formation of MegaMex
Hiram Walker
Sale of Hiram Walker to Allied Lyons and Gulf Canada
Hoechst
Merger with Roussel Uclaf
Hoechst
Acquisition of Marion Merrell Dow
Hormel *
Formation of MegaMex
Hospital Corp of America
Management buyout of Hospital Corp of America
Hylsamex
Participation in Consorcio Siderurgia Amazonia which acquired 70% of Venezuelan steel company Sidor
IAMs
Sale of IAMs Co to P&G
IBM
Sale of Typewriter and Keyboard business to Clayton & Dubilier
ICI
Acquisition of Bunge Paints in Latin America
Ilios LLC
Evaluation of minority investment in stock-surveillance company
Imperial Tobacco/ West
Financing of €5.2 billion Reemtsma acquisition
In2M
Evaluation of minority investment in personal-finance platform
Infinity
IPO of Infinity Non-Standard Auto Insurance (IPCC)
Inform Technologies, LLC
Managed Series A, Series B and Series C financings
Janivo Holdings *
Acquisition of stake in TomTom
JOYCO Group
MBO of JOYCO USA from the JOYCO Group
JTI
Transforming European acquisition
Kamps AG
Defense and subsequent divestiture to Barilla for €180 million - third largest unsolicited take-over in Germany
Kamps AG
Issue of the first significant corporate high yield bond in Germany for €300 million
Kamps AG
Debt restructuring and tender for convertible bonds for €700 million
KAS Direct LLC *
Significant minority investment
Kimberly-Clark
JV with Klabin - Brazilian tissue player
Kmart
Sale of Kmart Mexico to CCM in Brazil
Land O'Lakes
Acquisition of Purina Mills
Liverpool
Buyout of minority shareholders for $110 million
Lojas Americanas
Sale of supermarkets to C. Modernes in Brazil
Lojas Renner
Sale of control stake to JC Penney in Brazil
Mars
Valuation/Shareholder reorganization
Marsh & McLennan Cos
Acquisiton of Sedgwick Group PLC
Marsh & McLennan Cos
Acquisition of Johnson & Higgins
Mavesa
Acquisition of Cargill's Venezuelan mayonnaise brands
Mavesa
Sale of edible oil division to Cargill
McDonnell Douglas
Sale of McDonnel Douglas Corp to Boeing Co.
MetalLeve
Tender offer for Cofap and raising MetalLeve's economic interest to 82.3%
Mid Ocean Ltd.
Sale of 75% of Mid Ocean Ltd to Exel Ltd
National Westminster Bank
Buyout of National Westminster Bank by RBS
Nabisco
Acquisition of Terrabusi public interest in Argentina
Nestlé
Acquisition of D'Onofrio ice cream business in Peru
Proctor & Gamble
Acquisition of Clairol in the U.S.
Proctor & Gamble
Acquisition of PUR Filters
Proctor & Gamble
Sale of commercial oil division
PDVSA
JV between BITOR and Conoco, Total, Marubeni, Itochu
PDVSA
JV to develop coal transportation for Carbozulia
Pepsico
Acquisition of Gamesa in Mexico
Philip Morris/ Kraft
Divestiture of its ice cream business in Argentina to Unilever
Philip Morris/Kraft
Sale of Fleischman Yeast to Burns Philp in Brazil
Philip Morris/Kraft
Sale of Knox Gelatin sale to NBTY in the U.S.
Philip Morris/Kraft
Sale of Monthelado to Unilever in Argentina
ProtoStar *
Sale of convertible preferred stock
Pulsar/ELM
Sale of CLM Tobacco business to BAT Tobacco
Pulsar/ELM
Contributed Bionova for 70% of DNA Plant Technologies
Pulsar/ELM
Equity offering of ELM
Pulsar/ELM
Restructuring of group's holding and insurance businesses for $1.3 billion
Quaker
Sale of the company to PepsiCo
Quaker
Adria sale to Macri in Brazil
Quote Media *
Sale to Hachette Philipacchi Medias
Roche
Acquisition of Corange Ltd
Roche
Acquisition of Syntex Corp
Roche
Acquisition of Genentech Inc
Roussel Uclaf
Acquisition of DOW LAPG in Latin America
Roussel Uclaf
Merger with Hoechst Latin American operations
SAB Miller
Acquisition of Miller Brewing Company
San Miguel Corporation
Expansion strategy
Santa Isabel
Sale of Santa Isabel to Velox
Schneider Logemann
Sale of farm equipment business to John Deere in Brazil
Sears
Sale of control in Sears de Mexico to Grupo Carso
Seguros La Comercial
Acquisition of Seguros America
Seguros Monterrey
JV with Aetna
SG Warburg Group
Sale to Swiss Bank
SmithKline Beckman
Merger with Britain's Beecham
SmithKline Beckman
$1.2BN Stock Buyback
Southern Peru
Sale of Southern Peru Copper's electricity generation assets to Energía del Sur
Sunward Acquisition
Acquisition of Cia Valenciana Cementos Portland
Suros
Sale of medical device company to Hologic for $300 million
Tele Atlas *
Acquisition of Geographic Data Technologies Inc.
Tele Atlas *
PIPE transaction to fund GDT deal
Tele Atlas *
Listing on Amsterdam stock exchange
Telefonica
Acquisition of a stake in CRT, entry into Brazil, for $680 million
Telefonica del Peru
International stock offering of Telefonica del Peru SA
Texaco Inc
Divestiture of Texaco business to Saudi Refining
Tingyi
Formation of beverage joint venture in China with Itochu and Asahi Soft drinks
Toyota
Restructuring of Toyota affiliate TOCARS operations
Travelers Corp
Sale to Primerica
TRW Automotive
Review of performance and strategic opportunities
Tyson Foods
Acquisition of Trasgo
Unilever
Sale of Dos Alamos (cheese) to NZDB in Chile
Vitro
Sale of Anchor Glass to a consortium of Owens Illinois and Consumers Packaging
Vitro
Sale of its 49.99% interest in Cydsa to Tomas Gonzalez-Sada
Vitro
Sale of Vitro's Materias Primas mining operations to Unimin
Warner Lambert
Acquisition of Adams Argentina from G&S Holdings
Westinghouse
Divestiture of PowerGen
Westinghouse
Divestiture of Thermo King Corp
Westinghouse
Sale of Linthicum division to Northrop Grumman
Wyeth
Sale of Kolynos to Colgate Palmolive in Brazil
Yakult
Defense and subsequent global alliance with Danone - among the first significant unsolicited offers in Japan
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