El NEGOCIO de CIGATAM | Ing. Carlos Slim en Cracks Podcast

16 Dec 2025 · 3 min
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This is a Spanish-language transcript excerpt of a Cracks Podcast interview (Ing. Carlos Slim with Oso Trava) about the tobacco business Cigatam and related assets. Slim recounts buying Gatán in 1981, handling Malboro (which initially had ~6% market share), acquiring roughly 39–40% of La Moderna when the company was valued at about $5 million, and then growing Malboro’s share to ~40% within about six years. He attributes success to supporting the Malboro brand, keeping its price close to competitors, and an intensive distribution push.

Questions this video answers

1981

About 6% of the market

Around 39–40% (Slim and Oso both cite ~39–40%)

About 5 million US dollars

Approximately 6 years

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