List of companies of Spain

This is a list of well-known companies from Spain.

Company name Sector Comments
Abengoa Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Environment
Abertis Transportation, Telecommunications, Logistics
Acciona Construction, Services
Acerinox Steel
ACS Construction, Transportation, Services One of the world's largest construction companies.
Adolfo Domínguez Retail
Afinsa Collectibles, Auctions
Agbar, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona Water
Alamak Espana Trade SL Recycling metals plastics http://www.AlamakEspana.com
Almirall Pharmaceutical largest Spanish pharmaceutical firm by sales in 2004[1]
Amper Telecommunications
Antena 3 Entertainment
ApeSoft Software
ASTANO Shipbuilding
Avanzit Energy, Services
Azkoyen Manufacturing
BBVA, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Banking
Banco Popular Banking
Banco Sabadell Banking
Banco Santander Banking Grupo Santander is the largest bank in Europe as of Fall 2008[2]
Banesto Banking Banesto is owned to 88.4% by Banco Santander
Bankinter Banking
BME, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles Stock exchange
BRB Internacional Media
Budgetplaces Hotel reservations
Campofrio Food
Caprabo Groceries The Caprabo supermarket chain was acquired by the Spanish group Eroski in 2007
CIE Automotive Automotive, alternative propulsion, biodiesel http://www.cieautomotive.com
Cirsa Entertainment
CLH, Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos Chemical
CEPSA, Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A Petroleum
CASA, Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. Aeronautics CASA is the Spanish branch of EADS
CAF, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles Manufacturing
Cintra Transportation
Corporación Dermoestética Health
Corporación Financiera Alba Finance
Correos, Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos Services
Cortefiel Retail
Diego Zamora SA Food Owner of the popular Licor 43
Dorna Sport Sport, Marketing
Duro Felguera Construction
Ebro Puleva Food
eDreams Travel website
El Corte Inglés Groceries, Services
eb-spain IT, Services
Enagas Energy
Endesa Energy
Eroski Groceries Eroski is part of MCC, Mondragón Cooperative Corporation
Europistas Transport
Euskaltel Telecommunications
Fagor Appliances, Automotive Fagor owns the brands Edesa, Aspes, Mastercook, Brandt and De Dietrich and is part of MCC, Mondragón Cooperative Corporation
FCC, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas Construction, Services
Ferrovial Construction
Fertiberia Chemical
Festina Manufacturing
Fierro Group Manufacturing, Banking
Gamesa Renewable Energy
Gas Natural Energy
Grundig mobile Manufacturing
Grupo Antolin Automotive
Grupo Leche Pascual Food Some of the brands belonging to the group are Pascual, PMI, Zumosol, Bezoya, Cardó
Hipercor Groceries
Iberdrola Energy
Iberia Transport, Logistics
Iberian logistics Logistics
Iberpapel Chemical
Inmobiliaria Colonial Real estate
Indo Optics
Indra Sistemas Aeronautics, Defence, IT
Inditex Retail Inditex is the world's largest clothing retailer[3] and owns brands like Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Zara Home, Often and Stradivarius
Irizar Manufacturing
Jazztel Telecommunications
JOYCO España S.A Confectionery Subdivision of JOYCO India
Kelme Retail
La Caixa Banking
La Seda de Barcelona Manufacturing
Lacasa Confectionery
Lanetro Zed IT
Lladró Handcraft
Majorica Retail
Mango Retail
Mapfre Insurance
Mercadona Groceries
MCC, Mondragón Cooperative Corporation Conglomerate Under MCC are companies like Orbea, Eroski, Fagor and Irizar
Mutua Madrileña Insurance
Natra Food, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics
Natraceutical Confectionary
NH Hoteles Hotels
NoCreditCard.com Online Processing
Nutrexpa Food Nutrexpa owns brands like Cola Cao, La Piara and Granja San Francisco
OHL, Obrascón Huarte Lain Construction
Orbea Manufacturing Orbea is part of MCC, Mondragón Cooperative Corporation
Pacha Entertainment
Paternina Food
Pescanova Food
Porcelanosa Manufacturing
Privalia E-commerce Leading online private-sales in Spain, Italy, Brazil, and Mexico.
Private Media Group Media
Prosegur Services
Puleva Biotech Biotechnology
Pyro Studios Entertainment
Quantech Software Spanish Engineering Simulation Software Developer
REE, Red Eléctrica de España Energy
RIU Hotels Hotels
Repsol YPF Petroleum
Roca Manufacturing
Sacyr Vallehermoso Construction
Santana Motors Automotive
Sener Aeronáutica Aeronautics Sener Aeronáutica belongs to the Grupo Sener
SEUR Logistics
Solac Appliances
Springfield Retail The Springfield fashion chain belongs to the Spanish group Cortefiel
Sogecable Media
Sol Meliá Hotels
SOS Cuétara Food
Spark Languages Language school , Translation services http://sparklanguages.com
Talgo Railway engineering
Energy
Telecinco Media
Telefonica Telecommunications
Telepizza Services
Terra Networks Internet
Tintoretto Retail
Tramontana Car manufacturer
UMANA Ingenieria Engineering
Uralita Chemical, Manufacturing
Vidal Confectionery
Vitelcom Manufacturing
Vueling Airlines Transport
Zara Retailer see Inditex above
Zardoya Otis Manufacturing
Zeltia Chemical, Pharmaceutical
Zinkia Entertainment Entertainment
Companies taken over or merged: Sector Comments
Balay Appliances Belongs to the Bosch Group
Chupa Chups Confectionery In July 2006 the company as a whole was acquired by the Dutch-Italian group Perfetti Van Melle
Ebro trucks Manufacturing Nissan Motors took complete control of Motors Iberica, Ebro Trucks umbrella company, in 1987.
La Casera Groceries The company was bought in 2001 by Cadbury-Schweppes group.
Naipes Heraclio Fournier Manufacturing Owned by The United States Playing Card Company since 1986
SEAT, Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo Automotive SEAT belongs to 100% to Volkswagen Group since 1990
TPI, Telefónica Publicidad e Información Services Telefónica sold in 2006 its majority in TPI to the British Group Yell

Banco Santander M&A timeline

References

  1. ^ O'Neill, Michael F.; McGettigan, Gerard (2005). "Spanish biotechnology: anyone for PYMEs?". Drug Discovery Today 10 (16): pp. 1079. 15 August 2005. doi:10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03549-X. ISSN 1359-6446. 
  2. ^ "The end of the beginning?". The Economist. 16 October 2008. http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12436221. 
  3. ^ Keeley, Graham (11 August 2008). "Zara overtakes Gap to become world's largest clothing retailer". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/aug/11/zara.gap.fashion. Retrieved 8 May 2010.