La family business it is one of the most important foundations of a prosperous society. Relationship of the Family businesses most important in Spain and a brief review of them.
AlvarezThe Álvarez Gómez family has been a reference in Spanish perfumery for more than 100 years. Its origins date back to 1899 when its founders, from the Leonese region of Lanciana and Babia, moved to Madrid to open their first retail store. on Miracle Street. The Álvarez Gómez surnames are synonymous with tradition, distinction, maximum quality, their own style and originality of the product. Later the family moved to Calle Sevilla nº 2. The premises had already been inaugurated with the Álvarez Gómez brand that appeared on the store's sign.In the back of its first store, the Álvarez Gómez family business begins to make cosmetic preparations, elixirs and various perfumery products, marketed under its own brand. In 1912 a special perfumery preparation became a real bestseller and still enjoys great prestige today. The components of the formula were lemon, bergamot, rosemary, geranium... scents and aromas from the fields and flowers that resulted in a clean, refreshing and pure cologne. the "Agua de Colonia Concentrada Álvarez Gómez", still retains its name today and its Art Deco design bottle is very familiar to us due to its use not only in Spanish homes, but also in prestigious hotels and restaurants in our country. . Since the 90s, with a new generation at the helm, the Álvarez Gómez company has had a factory in which it standardized production, a nationwide distribution network and the total professionalization of the different areas of the company. The objective was to incorporate the best professionals, without losing the original family character of the company. There are already 4 generations of the family business. Currently they have opted for international expansion and the creation of new aromas and products. View source Date: 02-12-2021 Tags: Retail trade. |
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Summarized alphabetical list of the main surnames in Spain related to the family business, the sector and the province of origin or implantation. Some companies that these families founded are no longer active or have been sold to multinationals.
Family | Sector | Province |
Aguirre, Ear | Civil Engineering | MADRID |
Alvarez | retail trade | MADRID |
Antolin | vehicle manufacturing | BURGOS |
Antonio Asensio Pizarro | Publishing | BARCELONA |
areces | retail trade | MADRID |
Aresti Ortiz | Paper | BISCAY |
Aresti, Churruca, Marquina | Trash | BISCAY |
Aznar | common metals | BISCAY |
ballve | Food | MADRID |
Barceló | Accommodation | BALEARICS |
benzoin; aza; abaurre | Construction, Mineral Extraction | SEVILLE, MADRID |
Bank | Logistics | BISCAY |
Bertran | Civil Engineering | BARCELONA |
Bosch | Clothing and Knitwear | BARCELONA |
Booty-Sanz | Financial Services | CANTABRIA |
Booty, Munoz | common metals | CANTABRIA |
carasso | Food | BARCELONA |
Carbon; Botet; Elijah | retail trade | BARCELONA |
carula | Food | BARCELONA |
Doe, Goizueta | common metals | MADRID |
Coca | Financial Services | SALAMANCA |
Comas | Beverages | MADRID |
Commas and White | Food | MADRID |
Cordoba, Gomendio | Civil Engineering | MADRID |
Costafreda; Rivera | Food | BARCELONA |
Cros | Chemical products | BARCELONA |
Dam | Food, Drinks | BARCELONA |
Daurella | Food, Drinks | BARCELONA, MADRID |
Dexeus | Medical services | BARCELONA |
Delso; gummies | special construction | MADRID |
Echevarria | common metals | BISCAY |
Entrecanales ; Tavora | Civil Engineering | MADRID |
run away | Accommodation | BALEARICS |
Wake | retail trade | BARCELONA |
fabrics | Textile | BARCELONA |
Fernandez | retail trade | MADRID |
Fernandez Lopez | Food, Land transport | PONTEVEDRA, MADRID |
Ferrer; Living room | Beverages | BARCELONA |
Ferro; Fortune | Food | BARCELONA |
Iron-Vine | Financial Services | MADRID |
Figaredo, Garcia, Tartiere | common metals | ASTURIAS |
fluxá | Accommodation | BALEARICS |
franc | Games | MADRID |
Gandarias | common metals | BISCAY |
Gonzalez Byass | Beverages | CADIZ |
good | Security | MADRID |
Heredia, Pidal | Coal | ASTURIAS |
Hernandez Callejas | Food | MADRID |
Hidalgo | logistics and travel | BALEARICS |
lao | Recreational activities | BARCELONA |
Lara | Publishing | BARCELONA |
The worst | rubber and plastic | MADRID |
called | Civil Engineering | MADRID |
Llucia | retail trade | Teruel |
Lush | Food | MADRID |
Mahou | Beverages | MADRID |
March | Financial services and others | MADRID, BALEARIC ISLANDS |
March | Minerals | MADRID |
March (and others) | Water transportation, Financial services | MADRID |
Matute Benito del Valle | Wood | BISCAY |
Noguer-Sunol | Chemical products | BARCELONA |
Ortega | Textile and clothing | CORUNA |
Osborne | Food, Drinks | SEVILLE, CADIZ |
Paschal | Food | BURGOS |
Pidal, Riviere | common metals | ASTURIAS |
Polanco | Information and communication | MADRID |
Prieto | energy, gas | BISCAY |
Puig | Chemical products | BARCELONA |
quijano | common metals | CANTABRIA |
Rey | Construction | PONTEVEDRA |
Banks | Metals, Machinery and Vehicle Manufacturing | BISCAY |
riboud | Food | BARCELONA |
Rodrigo | Publishing | BARCELONA |
Rodríguez | Civil Engineering | MADRID |
Roig | retail trade | VALENCIA |
Reeds | Machinery | VALENCIA |
Rubiralta | rubber and plastic | BARCELONA |
Ruiz-Mateos | various sectors | MADRID |
Sanchez; Climbing | retail trade | MADRID |
Sarrio | Paper, Chemicals | NAVARRE |
Satrustegui | Coal | BARCELONA |
Mow | Leather | CASTELLON |
Sela Figaredo | Chemical products | ASTURIAS |
shekels | Chemical products | BARCELONA |
Soriano | Beverages | LLEIDA |
Torras Hostench | Chemical products | BARCELONA |
urquijo | Coal, Metals, Financial Services | BISCAY, MADRID |
Urquijo, Landecho | Aquatic transport | MADRID |
Urquijo; Figaredo; felgueros | Chemical products | MADRID |
Valls Taberner | Financial Services | MADRID |
Velasco | Metal | BISCAY |
Villar | Pharmaceuticals, Civil Engineering | MADRID |
ybarra | Financial Services | BISCAY |
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Inheritance planning in the family business
To plan the inheritance of the family business, it is best to consult a trusted lawyer who is a specialist in inheritance and who also has experience in commercial law.
We have asked the Barcelona law firm, Oscáriz Abogados, what factors are the most relevant in this process and they have explained to us that there are three essential points to take into account in the inheritance planning in the family business:
- Define the family roles of all the people involved.
- Define what the business roles of family members are.
- Establish what is the desired succession planning.
Carrying out the generational transfer in a company is something inevitable but it must be approached as a strategic decision of the utmost importance. It must be designed with the necessary anticipation to avoid precipitation.
Monica Oscar It also reminds us that in a succession process it is important to clearly transmit business values, be sure that the heirs have an entrepreneurial spirit and set the company's goals so that there is a commitment to them.
Eleven Spanish family businesses among the 500 largest in the world.
According to the Family Business Index 2023, prepared by the consulting firm Ernst & Young and the University of St. Gallen, there are eleven Spanish family businesses among the 500 largest in the world, among them El Corte Inglés, Mercadona and Inditex are among the 120 best.
According to the report, large family businesses resist crisis situations better and even offer growth rates that double the average for all companies.
It seems that the "effect family business» It has an impact on the stability necessary to achieve a climate of innovation and adaptation to new environmental and cultural realities that allows them to obtain better results and growth than other types of companies.
The continuity in the management and transmission of property between generations of the same family also finds tax advantages in inheritance tax and wealth tax.