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Ex-Sartor associate tells prosecutors Victoriano Cerda financed Azul Azul purchase
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Ex-Sartor associate tells prosecutors Victoriano Cerda financed Azul Azul purchase

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A former associate of the Sartor group, Alfredo Harz, told prosecutors that Victoriano Cerda financed the purchase of Azul Azul, the company that manages Universidad de Chile.
  • Harz stated that Pedro Pablo Larraín initially drove the acquisition of the shares from Carlos Heller but preferred to remain publicly anonymous due to his association with Universidad Católica.
  • Harz only learned in 2024 how the transaction was paid for, with the remaining balance of Heller's shares reportedly coming from Cerda.

A former associate of the financial group Sartor has provided testimony to prosecutors, alleging that Victoriano Cerda financed the acquisition of Azul Azul, the company overseeing the Universidad de Chile football club. Alfredo Harz, speaking to the Public Ministry, stated that the purchase of shares from Carlos Heller in 2021 was initially spearheaded by Pedro Pablo Larraín.

Harz explained that Larraín opted to stay out of the public eye for the operation, reportedly due to his strong ties to rival club Universidad Católica. It was only in 2024, during the sale of shares in the FIP Tactical Sport fund to Inversiones Antumalal Ltda., that Harz discovered the source of the funds used to complete the three-year-old transaction.

According to Harz's testimony, obtained by La Tercera, the remaining balance for Heller's shares, estimated at around 8 billion Chilean pesos (approximately $8.5 million USD), was provided by Cerda. This revelation adds a new layer to the ongoing investigation into the "Caso Sartor."

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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