Valorem leads a corporate group that grows in a sustainable way through transforming or escalating service companies with disruptive business models, leveraging in its talent and in its corporate prestige.
Valorem’s origin
History
Valorem’s origin
Valorem was established in 1997 as a scission of Bavaria, that separated its industrial activities in the beer and beverage sector from its investment and management activities involving securities and real estate. This led to the creation of Valores Bavaria, companies which inherited a portfolio of 129 from various sectors of the economy. In 2004, Valores Bavaria changed its corporate name to Valorem.
Corporate reorganization
In the following years, Valorem underwent a process of portfolio optimization and corporate reorganization by divesting from investments that were less profitable or outside its primary investment focus. This was done to create value for its shareholders, with an organizational and corporate governance framework designed to fulfill the role of an Investment Holding Company.
”In 2004, Valores Bavaria changed its name and established the brand and image of Valorem.
Valorem retained companies such as Caracol Televisión and Comunican (El Espectador) in its portfolio, which had a proven track record in the media and entertainment sector. Similarly, it kept other companies such as Reforestadora de la Costa (Refocosta), in the reforestation sector, and Gases del Caribe in the natural gas distribution services sector.
New investments and consolidation of the business portfolio
Valorem pursued its goal of creating value for its shareholders by making new acquisitions to strengthen its portfolio. One of its notable acquisitions was
- Cine Colombia in 2008, a leading company involved in the trading, distribution, exhibition, and production of cinematic films.
- In 2011, Valorem began investing in D1 (formerly Koba Colombia), a pioneer in the hard discount retail model of essential household products. Valorem eventually acquired control in 2015, owning almost 60% of the company.
- Finally, in 2015, Valorem established San Francisco Investments to develop a hotel project in Cartagena.
Asset Consolidation
In 2012, Valorem underwent a patrimonial reorganization with the aim of strengthening the company both financially and strategically. During this process, Valorem acquired ownership stakes in well-known companies, resulting in direct participations ranging from 90% to 100%.
The consolidation of these new investments allowed Valorem to increase its dividend earnings, which in turn improved its ability to invest and take on debt. Additionally, this reorganization simplified the Business Group by eliminating certain investment vehicles. The process involved a Multiple Absorption Mergers and Multiple Scissions in favor of an existing entity,resulting in a patrimonial increase of $314,393 million for Valorem.
Delisting of the Colombian Stock Exchange
In 2018, Invernac & Cía. S.A.S. initiated a takeover bid to cancel the registration of Valorem’s shares on the Colombian Stock Exchange and the National Registry of Securities and Issuers.
On June 25, 2018, the Colombian Financial Superintendence cancelled Valorem’s shares registration in both the NRSI and the Colombian Stock Exchange. Valorem then notified the Superintendence of Companies of its compliance with Article 2.2.2.1.1.1. of the Decree 1074 of 2015, subjecting the company to surveillance by the Superintendence.
On July 16, 2019, Valorem S.A. became a simplified stock company as per Article 31 of the Law 1258 of 2008, after receiving approval from the General Shareholders Meeting in an extraordinary session held on March 28, 2019.
Governance bodies
Board of Directors
A Member of the Board of AB Inbev, Jacobs Douewe Egberts, Lifetime Fitness, Florida Crystals and Contour Global Plc. In addition, he is Chairman of the Board of Bavaria S.A. and Decameron and a member of the Board of Directors of Caracol Televisión S.A., Comunican S.A., Cine Colombia S.A.S. In the philanthropy sector, he is Chairman of the Board of the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Foundation and of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a member of the Patronage of the New York Metropolitan Museum; of DKMS, a foundation devoted to fighting blood cancer; of the Bare Feet Foundation and of the Global Advisory Council of Harvard University. He is a graduate of Harvard University.
A member of the directories of Anheuser Busch Inbev SABMiller PLC, SABMiller Latin America, Bavaria S.A., Backus & Johnston S.A.A. in Perú, Cine Colombia S.A.S., Comunican S.A. and Inversiones Cromos S.A. He is Chairman of the Board of Caracol Televisión S.A. He also worked for Goldman Sachs & Co., S.G. Warburg & Co. and in Violy, Byorum & Partners. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Cambridge University.
Partner of Alberto Preciado & Asociados; a member of the directories of Bavaria S.A., Caracol Televisión S.A., Cine Colombia S.A.S., Decameron S.A.S., and Invernac S.A.S. In addition, he is Chairman of the Board of the Caja de Compensación Familiar Cafam, Foreign Trade Advisor for the French Embassy in Colombia and amiable compositeur registered in the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario.
He served as an associate for the firm Violy, Byorum & Partners LLC based in New York. A member of the Board of Comunican S.A. A graduate of Finance and International Relations of the Universidad Externado in Bogotá.
Co-founder and president of Teka Capital. He was president of Valorem and served as an independent investment banker for several years. A member of the Board of Directors of Cine Colombia S.A.S. and Refocosta S.A.S., as well as of the Governing Board of the Universidad de Los Andes.
He is a Business Administrator of the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, and pursued an MBA in the Instituto de la Empresa, in Madrid.
He was president of Valorem and legal representative of Sugranel S.A.S. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Ditransa S.A. and Refocosta S.A.S. He has extensive experience in the brewing industry. He was executive president of the Grupo Santo Domingo breweries in Ecuador, Portugal, Spain, Panama and Perú.
He is a chemical engineer from the Universidad de Antioquia and Master Brewer of the Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago.
An independent consultant. He has served as president of Carvajal S.A., Procafecol S.A., Bavaria S.A. y Sofasa S.A. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Banco Santander in Colombia and executive president of the Board of Directors of Productos Ramo S.A.
He is a graduate of EAFIT and holds a master’s degree in Latin American economic Development from the University of London and an MBA from the Universidad de Los Andes.
An independent consultant and investor. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Blackstone Group and Senior Advisor for Spain and Portugal. Previously, he was president of Valorem S.A.S., IF Holdings, New York, IFB, Miami, Texas; of BIF in New York and Miami and, in the Telefónica Group, its president for Chile and a member of its directory in Perú. He started his professional career as vice-president of I.C.C., New York, executive vice-president at Extebank, NewYork and representative of the Banco Exterior de España in New York. Later, he was vice-president of strategy and corporate planning and general director at Extebandes, Spain.
He studied Economic Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and Finance and International Business at New York University.
Previously, he was vice-president of planning and value chain of Bavaria S.A., and founding partner of Estrategias Corporativas, an investment banking firm for Latin America. He is a member of the board of directors of Bavaria, S.A., Valorem, S.A.S., Inmobiliaria Colonial (Spain), and of the Fundación Génesis, among others.
He is an industrial engineer from the Universidad Javeriana and completed studies on strategy and management development at IMD Switzerland, and an MBA at NYU Stern School of Business, London School of Economics and HEC Paris.
Administration
He joined the organization in June 2009 and led the Vice-Presidency of Planning and New Business Development until July 2022, when he assumed the Presidency of the company. He was president of Almagrán S.A and finance director of Invernac & Cía. He is a member of the Board of Directors of D1 S.A.S, Cine Colombia S.A.S., Comunican S.A., Canal Clima S.A.S., Refocosta S.A.S., Ditransa S.A., Gases del Caribe S.A., Terranum S.A.S., and Decameron S.A.S.
He is a civil engineer from the Univerdad de Los Andes and holds a postgraduate degree in Finance of the same university.
He is the second alternate of the president of Valorem S.A.S. He joined the organization in July 2017, after serving as Legal and Corporate Affairs vice-president of Team Foods Colombia and Corporate Legal Director of the Organización Corona. He is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Refocosta S.A.S., Ditransa S.A. and Gases del Caribe S.A.
He is a lawyer of the Universidad Santo Tomás. He has a postgraduate degree in Corporate Law of the Universidad de los Andes.
He is the first alternate of the president of Valorem S.A.S. and joined the organization in May 2013. His professional career includes more than nineteen years of experience in management positions in various companies in the real and financial sectors. He is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of D1 S.A.S., Refocosta S.A.S and Ditransa S.A.
He is a graduate of the Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración, CESA. He has a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance of the same university.
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Main financial indicators
Valorem Group figures as of December 31, 2022.
Figures in millions of dollars.
According to the separate or individual financial statements of each company.
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