Cases

Fire On the Ground

At the beginning of this chapter, you read about Fogo de Chão and how the restaurant chain has grown from a single location in Brazil to an international operation. Using the information presented in this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. 17-23. When the Coser and Ongaratto brothers started Fogo de Chão, what were their primary sources of financing?

  2. 17-24. After the Coser brothers acquired the Ongaratto brothers’ shares of the company, they brought in GP Investments, a Brazilian venture capital firm. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using venture capital to build a business venture?

  3. 17-25. After the sale of Fogo de Chão to Thomas H. Lee Partners, the board and management team ...

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