Stake Purchase • Retail

FEMSA Invests In Grupo Socofar

On August 14, 2015, FEMSA invested in retailer Grupo Socofar

Investment Context
  • This is FEMSA’s 3rd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is FEMSA’s 1st transaction in Chile.

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Investment Summary

Date August 14, 2015
Target Grupo Socofar
Sector Retail
Investor(s) FEMSA
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

Grupo Socofar

Santiago, Chile
Grupo Socofar is a South American drugstore operator based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 1949, Socofar today operates 643 drugstores and 154 beauty stores throughout Chile under the Cruz Verde and Maicao banners, respectively. It has the leading position among drugstore chains and the number two position among standalone beauty stores in Chile.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

FEMSA

Monterrey, Mexico

Category Company
Founded 1890
Sector Beverages
Employees390,156
Revenue 781.6B MXN (2024)
DESCRIPTION

FEMSA is a multinational company with operations in beverages, retail, and strategic businesses, owning Coca-Cola FEMSA and retail chains including OXXO and OXXO GAS. FEMSA also operates a Health Division focused on drugstores and related services. FEMSA provides logistics, refrigeration, and plastics solutions to support its own operations and third-party clients. FEMSA was founded in 1890 and is based in Monterrey, Mexico.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector: Retail 3 of 7
Type: Stake Purchase 2 of 2
Country: Chile 1 of 3
Year: 2015 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-01 Farmacias FarmaCon S.A. de C.V.

Culiacan, Mexico

Farmacias FarmaCon, S.A. de C.V. is an operator of drugstores in the states ofSinaloa, Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. With headquarters in the city of Culiacán, in the state of Sinaloa, Farmacias Farmacón currently manages more than two hundred stores.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-06 Big John S.A.

Santiago, Chile

Big John S.A. is a convenience store operator based in Santiago, Chile. The company is based in Santiago, Chile.

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