Selected Cases

Representative engagements across the six technical classes.

CASE 01 · BUSINESS VALUATION

Regional fiber optic operator

Telecom · Level 3 fund quota

Fair value measurement of regional fiber-optic operator for a fund controlled by foreign private equity.

Context

The challenge combined revenue modeling by geography, expansion capex intensity and churn assumptions in an Anatel-regulated market: all defended in Portuguese and English before the fiduciary administrator, fund auditor and foreign investor.

CBG Approach

  • DCF/FCFF triangulated with comparable transaction multiples
  • Region-segmented assumptions for churn, ARPU and capex
  • Sensitivity on critical drivers: penetration and WACC
  • Bilingual PT/EN report for defense across distinct jurisdictions

Mandate

Fund · Foreign PE

Methodology

FCFF + multiples

Standards

CPC 46 · IFRS 13 · IVS 200

Deliverable

Fair value of Level 3 quota

CASE 02 · INFRASTRUCTURE

Urban mobility concession

Infrastructure · Level 3 fund quota

Fair value measurement of Level 3 fund quota in an urban-rail concession, in offshore fund structure with foreign auditor.

Context

The underlying asset, a Brazilian rail-transport concession, required modeling in a regulated environment, CAPM/WACC triangulation and defensible assumptions in a sensitive sector cycle. Report issued in English, in technical standard adequate for simultaneous review by Brazilian and foreign auditors.

CBG Approach

  • DCF FCFE with bottom-up rate · adjusted CAPM
  • Triangulation via comparable multiples in mobility concessions
  • Sensitivity on critical drivers: tariff, demand and regulatory cost
  • Report and working papers in English, foreign-auditor standard

Mandate

Offshore fund

Methodology

Income · FCFE

Standards

CPC 46 · IFRS 13 · IVS 200

Deliverable

International Level 3 fair value

CASE 03 · CROSS-BORDER · HOSPITALITY

Lifestyle hospitality platform

Hospitality cross-border

Cross-border valuation of an integrated lifestyle hospitality platform, with operational assets outside Brazil.

Context

The engagement required fluency in lifestyle hospitality market standards (RevPAR, ADR, GOPPAR), methodological reconciliation between IVS 410 and the RICS Red Book Global, cap rate calibration by geography and segment, and defensible operational assumptions in a non-Brazilian regulatory and tax environment.

CBG Approach

  • Income approach with asset-by-asset DCF and international lifestyle benchmarks
  • Cap rates by components · country risk, maturity and operational segment
  • IVS 410 / RICS Red Book Global reconciliation under a single standard
  • Bilingual ES/EN delivery with working papers in international standard

Mandate

Foreign client

Methodology

Income + cap rate by component

Standards

IVS 410 · IFRS 13 · RICS

Deliverable

Fair value of lifestyle portfolio

CASE 04 · IMPAIRMENT · LISTED B3

Listed food retail chain

Retail · fixed-asset impairment

Impairment testing of fixed assets at one of Brazil's largest listed food retailers.

Context

Identification of CGUs by store and regional cluster, recoverability calculation via value in use (VIU) against net book value, and preparation of documentation capable of withstanding review by an independent auditor.

CBG Approach

  • CGU identification by store and regional cluster under CPC 01 (R1)
  • VIU via DCF discounted at retail-specific cost of capital
  • Recoverability vs. net book value with sensitivity
  • Complete documentation for external audit and DFP disclosures

Mandate

Listed company B3

Methodology

VIU · DCF per CGU

Standards

CPC 01 (R1) · IAS 36

Deliverable

Recoverability report

CASE 05 · REAL ESTATE · BUILT-TO-SUIT

Listed real-estate fund

BTS · built-to-suit portfolio

Fair value of a built-to-suit property portfolio under listed real-estate fund auditor scrutiny.

Context

The atypical contracts required an approach that integrated contractual risk, remaining term, tenant credit quality and physical characteristics of each asset, in technical standard defensible before the fund administrator and auditor.

CBG Approach

  • Income method with cap rate by asset class
  • Adjustment for contractual risk and tenant credit quality
  • NBR 14653 reconciliation with CPC 28 / IAS 40
  • Working papers ready for fund auditor and administrator

Mandate

Listed FII · B3

Methodology

Income method

Standards

NBR 14653 · CPC 28 · IAS 40

Deliverable

BTS portfolio fair value

CASE 06 · IMPAIRMENT & DEFERRED · LISTED B3

Listed auto dealership chain

Automotive · goodwill impairment

Recoverability of goodwill and deferred assets at a B3-listed network of automotive dealerships.

Context

CGUs defined by automaker brand and geography, with deferred assets evaluated under the future-benefits criterion, in an environment of pressured margins and an industry transition cycle, under public-company auditor scrutiny.

CBG Approach

  • CGU definition by automaker brand and geographic cluster
  • Full sensitivity on WACC and perpetuity rate
  • Deferred assets tested under future-benefits criterion (CPC 04)
  • Cross-review by partner for technical defensibility

Mandate

Listed company · B3

Methodology

Impairment + future benefits

Standards

CPC 01 · CPC 04 · IAS 36 · IAS 38

Deliverable

Impairment + deferred report

Selected clients

Engagements served by the CBG team.

Representative list, not exhaustive. Direct mandators contracted the team under formal valuation scope. Quotaholders and managers under "Through Funds" refer to structures where invested assets were valued, with the engagement contracted by the fund administrator or manager.

Direct mandators

Companies that contracted directly.

Listed · B3

Food retail chain  ·  Auto dealership chain  ·  Corporate healthcare  ·  Vehicle rental

Infrastructure

Port operator  ·  Heavy construction  ·  Urban mobility  ·  Energy

Corporate groups

Diversified family holding  ·  Industrial group  ·  Logistics conglomerate  ·  Services holding

Through funds

Quotaholders and managers whose invested assets were valued by the team.

Fund administration

Domestic and foreign fiduciary administrators  ·  Major B3 administrators  ·  Private banks

Private Equity

Foreign sovereign wealth funds  ·  Local PE managers  ·  Distressed asset managers

Venture Capital

Domestic VC managers  ·  Impact funds  ·  Innovation-thesis family offices

Engagement in mind?

One-hour exploratory meeting under NDA, with initial scenario diagnosis and mapping of critical assumptions.

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