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.
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BarcelóSimón Barceló was the founder in 1931 of what is now called the Barceló Group. Starting from a small family business located in the Majorcan town of Felanitx, he specialized in the transport of people and goods. The Barceló Group is currently (3 generations later), one of the most important national and international tourism corporations. With almost 100 years of history, the company has focused its activity on tourism in 2 areas: Hospitality and travel. It is characterized by being a pioneer in the sector, always taking advantage of market opportunities and with the priority objective of profitability....The Barceló Group currently has more than 33000 employees around the world. As the most important dates in its evolution we will highlight the following:
View source Date: 02-12-2021 |
run awayThe Escarrer family is the current owner of Meliá Hotels International. In 1956, Gabriel Escarrer, only 21 years old, opened the Hotel Altair for rent. During the 60s he rented and bought new hotels creating his own chain. In 1984 he acquired 32 establishments from the Hoyada firm, becoming the first Spanish hotel group. A year later it begins its foreign expansion with the opening of a hotel in Bali. In 1986 he bought the Meliá hotel chain. The hotel chain has not stopped growing, being one of the most important in the world. In 2011 it renewed its brand to become Meliá Hotels International....The president of the hotel group continues to be its founder Gabriel Escarrer Julià, while Gabriel Escarrer Jaume is the vice president and CEO. View source Date: 07-09-2021 |
fluxáThe Fluxá family is the founder of the Iberostar group, a true world leader in tourism. It was born in 1956, from a small travel agency (Viajes Iberia), acquired by a Majorcan shoe company, founded by Antoni Fluxá in 1877. In 1961 the Fluxá family built their first hotel: the Flamingo in Palma de Mallorca. One year later, Miguel Fluxá joins the management of the family business, which already has 8 travel agencies....Since then the company, already with the Iberostar brand (1983), has not stopped growing, first creating its first hotel in the Canary Islands (1987) and 7 more hotels in Mallorca (1990). A year later, Miguel created the first Spanish capital tour operator abroad (Sunworld) and the company began its internationalization stage with the first Resort hotels in the Caribbean and Mexico. View source Date: 06-09-2021 |
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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.