International: Case Histories

International Relief Organization

Value Achieved

• Contracts valued at more than $1 million from an $8 million U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grant funding source for a not-for-profit food relief organization.

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Carmen Group drafted and helped advance the International Food Relief Partnership Act (IFRPA), creating a two-year, $8 million grant program for non-profit organizations.

Under this newly created grant program, the food relief organization competed for and won a contract, securing previously unavailable funds to provide food to starving people across the globe.

Asian Auto Manufacturer

Value Achieved

• 2.2% share of U.S. auto market.

Campaign
Carmen Group helped execute a successful entry in the U.S. auto market including the establishment of a domestic manufacturing unit.

Foreign Privatized Rail Company

Value Achieved

• Client and major U.S. investors protected from asset devaluation caused by an externally imposed liability.

Campaign
Carmen Group worked with the Administration to help defeat an attempt by the foreign government to reclassify and devalue assets of the privatized company after major U.S. investors had taken a significant stake in the new venture. We were able to demonstrate how a viable, investment-rated company would generate more value than shrinking a short-term capital obligation.

Russian Economic Development

Value Achieved

• $57 million for investment by U.S. company in a newly privatized foreign entity.

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Carmen Group helped raise Russia's profile by arranging substantive meetings with corporate and government leaders, leading to new business initiatives.

Asian Manufacturer

Value Achieved

• $400+ million over the life of a contract.

Campaign
Carmen Group led a team and successfully negotiated an out-of-court settlement of a costly and burdensome lawsuit between a U.S. corporation and a Korean Manufacturer.

Former Soviet Republic

Value Achieved

• Helped prevent the passage of punitive trade legislation concerning U.S. Relations with the Republic.

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Carmen Group worked with key members of the House International Relations Committee to facilitate a dialogue with the Republic's government, leading to the resolution of several commercial disputes. The Republic avoided negative provisions in the Congressional legislation known as the "Silk Road Act."

Asian Corporation

Value Achieved

• Joint venture with U.S. corporation to develop Russian infrastructure.
• Enhanced visibility and access to business opportunities.

Campaign
Carmen Group worked with a U.S. subsidiary of a Russian Corporation to develop joint ventures in top-level trade missions. The firm organized a series of top level briefings with business and political leaders in Washington D.C., and facilitated the return of the historic Faberge Egg Collection to its home in Russia.