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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
Manhattan Atlantic Capital LLCManhattan Atlantic Capital LLCPresentation to PotentialPresentation to Potential
Limited PartnersLimited Partners
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital DisclaimerDisclaimerThisThis presentationpresentation containscontains forwardforward--lookinglooking informationinformation.. ForwardForward--lookinglooking informationinformation includes,includes, butbut isis notnotlimitedlimited to,to, informationinformation withwith respectrespect toto thethe operations,operations, investmentinvestment strategystrategy andand processesprocesses ofof thethePartnershipPartnership asas wellwell asas thethe PartnershipsPartnerships abilityability toto identifyidentify andand concludeconclude transactionstransactions withwith acquisitionacquisitiontargetstargets andand completecomplete subsequentsubsequent liquidityliquidity eventsevents.. Generally,Generally, forwardforward--lookinglooking informationinformation cancan bebeidentifiedidentified byby thethe useuse ofof forwardforward--lookinglooking terminologyterminology suchsuch asas plans,plans, expects,expects, oror doesdoes notnot expect,expect, isisexpected,expected, budget,budget, scheduled,scheduled, estimates,estimates, forecasts,forecasts, intends,intends, anticipates,anticipates, oror doesdoes notnotanticipate,anticipate, oror believesbelieves oror variationsvariations ofof suchsuch wordswords andand phrasesphrases oror statestate thatthat certaincertain actions,actions, eventsevents ororresultsresults may,may, could,could, would,would, might,might, oror willwill bebe taken,taken, occur,occur, oror bebe achievedachieved.. ForwardForward--lookinglookinginformationinformation isis subjectsubject toto knownknown andand unknownunknown risks,risks, uncertaintiesuncertainties andand otherother factorsfactors thatthat maymay causecause thetheactualactual results,results, levellevel ofof activity,activity, performanceperformance oror achievementsachievements ofof thethe Partnership,Partnership, toto bebe materiallymaterially differentdifferentfromfrom thosethose expressedexpressed oror impliedimplied byby suchsuch forwardforward--lookinglooking information,information, includingincluding risksrisks associatedassociated withwith thetheprivateprivate equityequity industryindustry suchsuch asas economiceconomic andand marketmarket conditions,conditions, thethe abilityability toto raiseraise sufficientsufficient capital,capital, thetheabilityability toto identifyidentify andand concludeconclude acquisitionsacquisitions ofof suitablesuitable investmentinvestment opportunitiesopportunities andand completecomplete liquidityliquidityeventsevents onon favourablefavourable termsterms.. ImplicitImplicit inin thisthis forwardforward--lookinglooking informationinformation areare assumptionsassumptions regardingregarding thethegeneralgeneral economy,economy, debtdebt financingfinancing availability,availability, currencycurrency exchangeexchange rates,rates, interestinterest ratesrates andand opportunitiesopportunities..TheseThese assumptions,assumptions, althoughalthough consideredconsidered reasonablereasonable byby thethe GeneralGeneral PartnerPartner basedbased onon informationinformationcurrentlycurrently availableavailable toto it,it, maymay proveprove toto bebe incorrectincorrect.. AlthoughAlthough thethe GeneralGeneral PartnerPartner hashas attemptedattempted toto identifyidentifyimportantimportant factorsfactors thatthat couldcould causecause actualactual resultsresults toto differdiffer materiallymaterially fromfrom thosethose containedcontained inin forwardforward--lookinglooking information,information, therethere maymay bebe otherother factorsfactors thatthat causecause resultsresults notnot toto bebe asas anticipated,anticipated, estimatedestimated ororintendedintended.. ThereThere cancan bebe nono assuranceassurance thatthat suchsuch forwardforward--lookinglooking informationinformation willwill proveprove toto bebe accurate,accurate, asasactualactual resultsresults andand futurefuture eventsevents couldcould differdiffer materiallymaterially fromfrom thosethose anticipatedanticipated inin suchsuch informationinformation..Accordingly,Accordingly, readersreaders shouldshould notnot placeplace undueundue reliancereliance onon forwardforward--lookinglooking informationinformation.. TheThe GeneralGeneralPartnerPartner doesdoes notnot undertakeundertake toto updateupdate anyany forwardforward--lookinglooking information,information, exceptexcept inin accordanceaccordance withwithapplicableapplicable securitiessecurities lawslaws..
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
MAC creates sustainable value for its shareholders by maximising MAC creates sustainable value for its shareholders by maximising both the synergies and efficiencies of its portfolio companies in the both the synergies and efficiencies of its portfolio companies in the LatAmLatAm healthcare and consumer sectors
MAC brings together MAC brings together
Capital, managerial Capital, managerial
expertise and novel expertise and novel
ideas to produce ideas to produce
sustainable returns sustainable returns
to its Limited to its Limited
partnerspartners
Novel ideasNovel ideas
ComplementaryComplementary TeamTeam
Sector experienceSector experience
TeamworkTeamwork
IntegrityIntegrity
TransparencyTransparency
ExcellenceExcellence
MeritocracyMeritocracy
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Fundraising StrategyFundraising Strategy
~50 % of total fund from local investors; ~50% from International investors
GIC, Singapore SWF, $60m investment Atlantic Pacific Capital, world largest independent fundraiser to fund
raise for MAC
Energy Investors Fund $1.7b Energy Investors Fund $1.7b ARC Financial Corp $1b Riverside Partners $561m International investor interest: GIC, IFC, Pantheon
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
Augusto Augusto GitiranaGitiranaPartner Partner Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic Capital LLCCapital LLC
Vice President at Vice President at IntermedicaIntermedica GroupGroup Executive Director at Brazil Foods (BRF) Executive Director at Brazil Foods (BRF) CEO at Memorial Hospital Sao Jose CEO at Memorial Hospital Sao Jose
Partners ProfilesPartners Profiles
CEO at Memorial Hospital Sao Jose CEO at Memorial Hospital Sao Jose CEO at Martins Group CEO at Martins Group Education Education University of University of PetrobrasPetrobras
-- Master of Petroleum EngineeringMaster of Petroleum Engineering
Federal University of Federal University of PernambucoPernambuco-- BS Mechanical EngineeringBS Mechanical Engineering
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
Victor SerraVictor SerraPartner Partner Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic Capital LLCCapital LLC
CEO at CEO at ScalinaScalina /Carlyle / /Carlyle / BoticarioBoticario Retail chain with R$500m sales, 5,100 employees Retail chain with R$500m sales, 5,100 employees
Vice President at WalVice President at Wal--Mart Mart LatAmLatAm
Partners ProfilesPartners Profiles
Consumer Retail with R$1.7b sales, 8,500 employeesConsumer Retail with R$1.7b sales, 8,500 employees
Education Education
University of University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessChicago Booth School of Business-- Financial ManagementFinancial Management
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School -- General Management ProgramGeneral Management Program
University of California Los Angeles University of California Los Angeles -- Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business Administration
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Partners ProfilesPartners Profiles
Luis Fernando VelascoLuis Fernando VelascoPartner Partner Manhattan Atlantic Capital LLCManhattan Atlantic Capital LLC
CFOCFO-- Philips Healthcare Philips Healthcare LtdaLtda LatAmLatAm CFOCFO--ESAB ESAB LatAmLatAm, worlds largest producer of standard , worlds largest producer of standard
welding equipment and consumables welding equipment and consumables
Audit &Corporate Finance Manager Audit &Corporate Finance Manager Arthur AndersenArthur AndersenEducationEducation
IMD(International Institute for Management Development IMD(International Institute for Management Development Executive EducationExecutive Education NorthwesternNorthwestern UniversityUniversity-- Kellogg School of Management Kellogg School of Management Advanced Executive ProgramAdvanced Executive Program FundacaoFundacao GetulioGetulio VargasVargas--Master of Business Master of Business AdminstrationAdminstration
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
Byron Byron WilsonWilsonPartner Partner Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic Capital LLCCapital LLC
Vice President of Vice President of ClairfieldClairfield InternationalInternational Healthcare Investment Banking Healthcare Investment Banking
Director at Putnam Private EquityDirector at Putnam Private Equity
Partners ProfilesPartners Profiles
Director at Putnam Private EquityDirector at Putnam Private Equity
Healthcare private equity & venture capitalHealthcare private equity & venture capital
Education Education
University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge-- Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business Administration
University of Michigan University of Michigan -- Master of Public AdministrationMaster of Public Administration-- EconomicsEconomics
The Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University -- MS Strategic MarketingMS Strategic Marketing
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital MACS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGEMACS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Return DriverReturn Driver Source of profitSource of profit Skill RequiredSkill Required
ArbitrageArbitragePricing multiple differential Pricing multiple differential between private market and between private market and public/M&A marketpublic/M&A market
Investment or Merchant Investment or Merchant Banking ConsultancyBanking Consultancy
LeverageLeverageLeverage a company with Leverage a company with stable earningsstable earnings
Investment BankingInvestment Banking
Increase earnings throughIncrease earnings through Corporate Operations, Corporate Operations, Earnings growthEarnings growth
Increase earnings throughIncrease earnings throughexpansion or acquisitionexpansion or acquisition
Corporate Operations, Corporate Operations, Entrepreneurial, ConsultingEntrepreneurial, Consulting
Margin expansionMargin expansion
Increased profits viaIncreased profits viaimproved efficiency orimproved efficiency orshifting product to highershifting product to highermargin nichemargin niche
Corporate Operations, Corporate Operations, Entrepreneurial, ConsultingEntrepreneurial, Consulting
Transparency &Transparency &
GovernanceGovernance
Earnings attract a higher Earnings attract a higher price, as buyers feel more price, as buyers feel more informed and protectedinformed and protected
Corporate Operations, Corporate Operations, Entrepreneurial, ConsultingEntrepreneurial, Consulting
Multiple expansion Multiple expansion
due to growth or due to growth or
ProfitProfit
Earnings of company attractEarnings of company attracta higher P/E,EBITDAa higher P/E,EBITDAmultiplemultiple
Private Equity Private Equity acquireacquirebased on what you can sellbased on what you can sell
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital INVESTMENT APPROACHINVESTMENT APPROACH
Deal SourcingDeal Sourcing Risk AnalysisRisk AnalysisInvestment Investment
CriteriaCriteriaStructuringStructuring
Closing Closing Strategic Strategic Due DiligenceDue Diligence
Healthcare Healthcare assetsassets$15m $15m to to $70m$70mSales; 5 Sales; 5 yrsyrsoperations.operations.
Healthcare Healthcare ExecutivesExecutives
Investment BanksInvestment Banks
AccountantsAccountants
Combines all Combines all aspects of aspects of transaction to transaction to identify default identify default risks and risks and
DemandDemandassessmentassessment
CustomerCustomerassessmentassessment
GP aims to GP aims to maximise equity maximise equity return while return while providing providing sufficient debt sufficient debt
Signing all Signing all documents documents
operations.operations.
Operations Operations ImprovementsImprovements
Product Product innovationinnovation
BroadeningBroadeningDistributionDistribution
Strengthening Strengthening customer customer communicationcommunication
AccountantsAccountants
Own networkOwn network
risks and risks and recovery rates.recovery rates.
assessmentassessment
CompetitionCompetitionassessmentassessment
ManagementManagementassessmentassessment
RegulatoryRegulatoryassessmentassessment
sufficient debt sufficient debt protection.protection.
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital WhyWhy LatAmLatAm HC & ConsumerHC & Consumer
Better exit opportunities as LatAm indices are skewed towards financials and mining
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital WhyWhy LatAmLatAm HC & ConsumerHC & Consumer
570m total population with 50m more people to be added to middle class in next 7 years
High GDP and GDP per capita growth rates LatAm Private equity investment as a percentage of GDP is lower than
that of other regionsthat of other regions
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
2 Examples to be considered more closely:
Dental Insurance and Service
Opportunities Opportunities HC & ConsumerHC & Consumer
Consumer
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
2 Examples to be considered more closely:
Dental Dental InsuranceInsurance and and ServiceService
Opportunities Opportunities HC & ConsumerHC & Consumer
Consumer
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Dental Market Evolution & SizeDental Market Evolution & Size
2010 13.6million members, Dental plan members for 2011 and 2012 are expected to be 16.48million and 18.8million respectively
Dental Insurance Sales GrowthDental Insurance Sales Growth
R$1.3b in 2009; this represents 2 per cent of Brazilian Healthcare plans industry
0202 0404 0606 0808 1010
19% 19% CAGRCAGR
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Key Growth DriversKey Growth Drivers
Imbalance between the supply and demand of services
The lack of a public service alternativeThe lack of a public service alternative
The growing inclusion of dental plans in the benefits
packages of corporations
The opportunities created by the growing interest from new distribution channels
Evolving regulations
Brazils growing middle class
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
Dental Cost Structure v Health Dental Cost Structure v Health PlansPlans
Source: OdontoPrev
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Key PlayersKey Players
Strategy
Expansion through cross selling
Sul AmericaSul America
Largest Brazilian dental provider; 5.5 million members; FY2011sales R$793m
Increase dental members through increased corp. participation; 70% growth from BradescoIncrease dental plans members by employing sales teams and selective acquisitions
OdontoprevOdontoprev
Tempo AssistTempo AssistBrazilian dental provider; 833,000 members; FY11 Sales R$71.5m
Developed monitoring system to better understand consumer behaviourExpansion through new services distribution channels such as retail stores, banks etc
Sul AmericaSul AmericaBrazilian dental provider; 246,000 members; FY2009 sales R$1.325b (not only dental)
Strategy
Increasing its presence in the underserved North and N. Eastern Brazil through acquisitionsExpansion through cross selling
Strategy
Offer low cost dental premiums at high quality; 30-35% come from non cross sell
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Consolidation Pays OffConsolidation Pays Off
OdontoPrevs consolidation has grown from 224,000 members in 1999 to 4.5 million members in 2010.17% E Membership increase from 2011 to 2012
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Consolidation Pays OffConsolidation Pays Off
OdontoPrevs adjusted EBITDA has experienced a CAGR of 23.9 per cent from 2002 to 2008.
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Consolidation Pays OffConsolidation Pays Off
Since its IPO in 2006, OdontoPrev has garnered a shareholder return of 250 per cent versus Bovespas 73 per cent over the same period. Factoring in share buybacks and dividends as well as other shareholder remuneration schemes, OdontoPrevs total shareholder return to its shareholders from 2006 to 2010 was 307 per cent
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
Consolidation Pays OffConsolidation Pays Off
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital OpportunityOpportunity
For 2011, 9 per cent Brazilian penetration rate v 55 per cent U.S. penetration rate;
Expected to reach 21.7% in 2022
19 per cent CAGR from 2002 to 2010
64 per cent of Brazilian dental plans holders live in South East region
Room for consolidation 451 dental insurers as of June 201063.7 %63.7 %
SouthSouth North North EastEast Sao PauloSao Paulo South South EastEast
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
OpportunityOpportunity
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetsPotential Targets
Phosphorus is one of the largest Brazilian pure play dental insurance companies
Sales FY2008 R$21m; Sales FY2009 R$43m; 105%YOY increase; Sales FY2010 R$73.1m; Sales FY2011 R$64.9m
EBITDA Margin FY2010 9.5%; FY2011 10.7%EBITDA Margin FY2010 9.5%; FY2011 10.7%Expected to 650,000 members in 2010 and 1million members in 2012Its focus is small to medium sized companies
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetsPotential Targets
Thallium is a Bovespa listed healthcare company comprised of specialized assistance services, home care and dental plans units
Sales FY2011 R$74; Sales FY2012 R$77m; EBITDA Margin FY2011 4.8%; FY2012 4.3%Divestiture of dental plans unit from parent company Divestiture of dental plans unit from parent company Its focus is corporate clients
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetsPotential Targets
Groundwork for GrowthGroundwork for GrowthStrategyStrategy
Expansion of Phosphorus into Expansion of Phosphorus into underserved underserved NE, NE, S S regions via regions via cross sellingcross selling
Establish annual budgetEstablish annual budget
Perform strategic due diligencePerform strategic due diligenceMake Phosphorus one of the top Make Phosphorus one of the top three Brazilian dental providers by three Brazilian dental providers by sales via consolidationsales via consolidation
Growth potential is evidenced by Growth potential is evidenced by 63.7% concentration in 63.7% concentration in SESE
Evaluate various means of value Evaluate various means of value creationcreation
Perform strategic due diligencePerform strategic due diligence
Optimize working capital by focusing Optimize working capital by focusing on noncash itemson noncash items
Standardize back office systemsStandardize back office systems
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetsPotential Targets
Growth & ConsolidationGrowth & Consolidation
Target fast growing SME Target fast growing SME segmentssegments
Use bank platforms to cross sell Use bank platforms to cross sell dental insurancedental insurance
Target clinics, hospitals and Target clinics, hospitals and
Margin ExpansionMargin Expansion
Implement ABC system to assign Implement ABC system to assign costs to various departmentscosts to various departments
Align executive compensation Align executive compensation with with EBITDA margin EBITDA margin expansionexpansion
Target clinics, hospitals and Target clinics, hospitals and dentistsdentists
Embark on Embark on NE NE & S dental & S dental insurance acquisitionsinsurance acquisitions
Form team to integrate acquired Form team to integrate acquired dental targets and implement dental targets and implement organic growth between organic growth between acquisitionsacquisitions
Reduce interest payments by Reduce interest payments by switching from unsecured debt to switching from unsecured debt to secured debtsecured debt
Assess price elasticity of dental Assess price elasticity of dental premiums (R$20 per month)premiums (R$20 per month)
Shed or support further Shed or support further geographic or service or geographic or service or distribution expansiondistribution expansion
With scale, renegotiate with With scale, renegotiate with partnerships and third party partnerships and third party supplierssuppliers
Standardize monitoring and Standardize monitoring and reporting routinesreporting routines
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetsPotential Targets
GovernanceGovernance
Create an investor relations department to liaise with institutional investorsCreate an investor relations department to liaise with institutional investors
Comply with Bovespa financial reporting rulesComply with Bovespa financial reporting rulesComply with Bovespa financial reporting rulesComply with Bovespa financial reporting rules
Disclose ownership structureDisclose ownership structure
Publication of executive compensationPublication of executive compensation
Board and management structure and processBoard and management structure and process
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
2 Examples to be considered more closely:
Dental Insurance
OpportunitiesOpportunities HC & ConsumerHC & Consumer
ConsumerConsumer
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital LatAmLatAm Consumer Consumer Market
$3.7trl $3.7trl LatAmLatAm household consumer buying power household consumer buying power
Long term growth rate ~ 10 per cent CAGRLong term growth rate ~ 10 per cent CAGR
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Key Growth DriversKey Growth Drivers
Burgeoning LatAm middle class
Access to creditAccess to credit
LatAm housing demand outstrips supply
LatAm employment is consistently high
Increase in real house hold incomes
Uneven per capita LatAm consumption: per capita consumption of the average Brazilian is 11 times that of the average Mexicans
Stable inflation
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetPotential Target
Takino is a leading Brazilian food company that produces sauces, condiments and beverages
Sales FY2010 R$130m; Sales FY2011 R$138mEBITDA Margin FY2010 10%; FY2011 5.3%100% revenues are Brazilian, leaving room for LatAm exposure100% revenues are Brazilian, leaving room for LatAm exposureProduction process lends itself to primarily to tomato based products, affording further product diversification
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetPotential Target
Groundwork for GrowthGroundwork for GrowthStrategyStrategy
Expansion Expansion of of TakinoTakino into Mexico, into Mexico, Colombia Colombia etcetc via cross border via cross border acquisitions and/or joint venturesacquisitions and/or joint ventures
Establish Establish annual budgetannual budget
Update processing facility for selling Update processing facility for selling
Further consolidation of Brazilian Further consolidation of Brazilian condiments, sauces marketcondiments, sauces market
Update processing facility for selling Update processing facility for selling variety of productsvariety of products
Optimize working capital by focusing Optimize working capital by focusing on noncash itemson noncash items
Standardize back office Standardize back office systemssystems
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetPotential Target
Margin ExpansionMargin ExpansionGrowth & ConsolidationGrowth & Consolidation
Acquire larger processing plant Acquire larger processing plant with scale & cross sell abilitywith scale & cross sell ability
Increased purchasing power with Increased purchasing power with suppliers due to larger scalesuppliers due to larger scale
Align executive compensation with Align executive compensation with Acquire processing plant in wider Acquire processing plant in wider LatAmLatAm region to distribute to other region to distribute to other LatAmLatAm countriescountries
Align executive compensation with Align executive compensation with EBITDA margin improvementEBITDA margin improvement
Optimize working capital by focusing Optimize working capital by focusing on noncash on noncash itemsitems
Implement ABC system and assign Implement ABC system and assign costs to various departs for reviewcosts to various departs for review
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Potential TargetPotential Target
GovernanceGovernance
Create an investor relations department to liaise with institutional investorsCreate an investor relations department to liaise with institutional investors
Comply with Bovespa financial reporting rulesComply with Bovespa financial reporting rulesComply with Bovespa financial reporting rulesComply with Bovespa financial reporting rules
Disclose ownership structureDisclose ownership structure
Publication of executive compensationPublication of executive compensation
Board and management structure and processBoard and management structure and process
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital Risk MitigationRisk Mitigation
Stress testing under worse case scenariosSecuritization of receivablesSale lease back of real estateDiversified revenues streamsDiversified geographic presenceDiversified geographic presenceRigorous due diligence processDevils advocateNo more than 15% of AUM on one MAC portfolio company
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Manhattan Manhattan Atlantic Atlantic CapitalCapital
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