Index to Chedraui Obeso-related companies registered in Houston, Texas

Houston is a center of investment management activity for Antonio and Alfredo Chedraui Obeso through a small network of people that manage several companies registered there. Each company is profiled below with links to documents and to profiles of some of their activities.

Alan Shelby, Pedro Benitez Obeso, and Carlos de la Garza are three key people who appear in public records for Chedraui-affiliated companies.

17.2, Ltd.
Fulton Square, Inc.
Latin Real Estate, Inc.
Mexi-Pan, Inc.
Westhill Inc.

17.2, Ltd.

Formed: June 3, 1985
Last registered address: 1800 Bering, Suite 495, Houston TX
General partner: W. A. Komlos (1985 – 1997)
Alfredo Chedraui Obeso (1997)
Last registered agent: Alan Shelby
Limited partners (1985): Antonio Chedraui, 50%
Flaco Corp., 20%
Jose Slim, 10%
Carlos Pascual, 10%
Michel Khoury, 10%
Amended limited partners (1997): Antonio Chedraui Obeso, 32.5%
Alfredo Chedraui Obeso, 32.5%
Estate of Jose Slim, deceased (Julian Slim, executor) 10%
Michel Khoury, 10%
Flaco Corporation, 15%

The 1997 changes to the composition of the partnership were executed in 1994 but included language stating that the changes would not be effective until filed with the State of Texas. The changes were not filed until June 20, 1997.

Profile: Chedraui Obeso family members and Carlos Slim relatives invested together in a Texas land deal through a partnership named 17.2 Ltd (click here for profile).

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Fulton Square, Inc.

Formed: April 17, 2003
Last registered address: 1800 Bering Drive Suite 945, Houston TX
Incorporator: Joe F. Wheat
Registered agent: Joe F. Wheat
Officers (2004-2018): President: Alan Shelby
Vice President: Pedro Benítez
Secretary-Treasurer: Joe F Wheat
Vice President of Development: Carlos de La Garza (2016-2017)

Profile: Fulton Square Inc. owns a small shopping center in Houston that ChedrauiLeaks earlier profiled (no change to ownership as of Feb. 19, 2019).

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Latin Real Estate, Inc.

Formed: June 15, 2010
Last registered address: 1800 Bering Suite 945, Houston TX
Founding directors: Alfredo Chedraui Obeso
Antonio Chedraui Obeso
Organizer (2010) and Registered agent: Jim L. Garcia, 1770 St. James Place, Suite 150, Houston TX
Officers (2011-2018): President: Alfredo Chedraui Obeso
Vice President – Treasurer: Antonio Chedraui Obeso
Secretary: Alan Shelby

Profile: Latin Real Estate and Westhill, Inc. co-borrowed $8.25 million secured by an El Super building, its underlying land, and the surrounding shopping center in a Las Vegas land deal ChedrauiLeaks profiled. Click here for our press release about the deal.

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Mexi-Pan Inc.

Formed: May 3, 1989
Did Business As: La Piñata Bakery, 5257-A Buffalo Speedway, Houston TX
Incorporator: A. Reed Newland, 700 Louisiana, Suite 3500, Houston TX
Last registered agent: Alan Shelby, 1800 Bering Drive, Suite 495, Houston TX
Board officers at dissolution: President: Alfredo Chedraui Obeso
Vice President: Antonio Chedraui Obeso (as “Jose A. Chedraui”)
Secretary: Pedro Benítez Obeso

Profile: Mexi-Pan was formed in 1989, and did business as La Piñata Bakery in Houston.

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Westhill Inc.

Formed: June 22, 1987
Last registered address: 1800 Bering Suite 945, Houston TX
Incorporator (1987) and Registered agent (1999 & 2002-2018): Joe F. Wheat
Officers (2002-2018): President: Alan Shelby
Vice President of Administration: Pedro Benítez
Secretary Treasurer: Joe F Wheat
Vice President of Development (2016-2018): Carlos J. de la Garza

Profile: Westhill Inc. owns the ground beneath a Las Vegas grocery store operated by the Grupo Comercial Chedraui subsidiary Bodega Latina Corporation under the name El Super. Click here for our profile of the arrangement.

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