Exea
Also known as Corporación Exea, Exea Inversión Empresarial, Exea Quorum, Exea Inversiones Inmobiliarias
Puig family holding: controls Puig Brands (74.4% of economic rights, end-2025); also holds 7.7% of Inmobiliaria Colonial (2024) and runs Flamagás through Corporación Exea.
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Holding structure of the Puig family (Barcelona) that controls Puig Brands. Not the Puig beauty and fashion company itself.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Puig
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Puig, the perfume, fashion and cosmetics group founded in Barcelona in 1914 by Antonio Puig Castelló
- HEADQUARTERS
- Barcelona, Spain
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Spain
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsReal estatePublic equities
Overview
Exea is the holding structure of the Puig family. Exea Inversión Empresarial, controlled by the family holding Exea Quorum, held 74.4% of the economic rights and 93.2% of the voting rights of the listed Puig group at the end of 2025. Through Corporación Exea, Jorge, Josep and Oriol Puig Alsina run Flamagás (Clipper lighters, Alpino pencils). In November 2024 Exea Inversiones Inmobiliarias, described by Forbes as the holding that groups the family’s investments, bought about €30M of Inmobiliaria Colonial shares, raising the family stake to 7.7%, and in September 2025 Exea Inversión Empresarial bought 5.2 million Puig Class B shares from Puig executives for about €88.6M.
Holdings & investments (3)
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Inmobiliaria Colonial (7.7%)NOTABLEReal Estate & PropTech · since 2024
- Flamagás (run through Corporación Exea)NOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce
Frequently asked questions
Exea is a family holding based in Barcelona, Spain.
Exea invests on behalf of the Puig family (Puig, the perfume, fashion and cosmetics group founded in Barcelona in 1914 by Antonio Puig Castelló).
Exea invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, real estate and public equities.
Exea invests at Buyout stage in Consumer & E-commerce and Real Estate & PropTech.
Exea's holdings and investments include Puig Brands (74.4% economic rights, 93.2% voting rights), Inmobiliaria Colonial (7.7%) and Flamagás (run through Corporación Exea).
The most recent publicly reported investment by Exea is Puig Brands (Purchase of 5,249,194 Class B shares (0.245% of capital) from Puig executives at €16.87 per share (about €88.6M)), announced in Sep 2025.
No. Exea invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.