Violas SGPS
Also known as Grupo Violas, Violas Group
Family holding of Manuel and Rita Violas with investments in beverages (Super Bock Group via Viacer), casinos and hotels (Solverde), textiles (Cotesi), education, logistics and real estate.
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Holding of siblings Manuel and Rita Violas. Not to be confused with Violas Ferreira (real-estate investment company of another branch).
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Violas
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Cordage and synthetic textiles (Corfi/Cotesi, founded by Manuel de Oliveira Violas)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Portugal
- FOUNDED
- 1943
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Portugal
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
Overview
Violas SGPS describes itself, on the site of its subsidiary Cotesi, as a Portuguese business group with investments in tourism, education, real estate, beverages, logistics and textiles, founded in 1943 by Manuel de Oliveira Violas. Forbes Portugal reports that siblings Manuel and Rita Violas share the family assets equally through the holding. Its main asset is its 71.5% of the Viacer consortium, which owns 56% of Super Bock Group alongside Carlsberg (44%); the family also owns 100% of Solverde (casinos and hotels) and Cotesi (twine, ropes and nets).
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Frequently asked questions
Violas SGPS is a family holding based in Portugal, founded in 1943.
Violas SGPS invests on behalf of the Violas family (Cordage and synthetic textiles (Corfi/Cotesi, founded by Manuel de Oliveira Violas)).
Violas SGPS invests its own capital into companies.
Violas SGPS invests in Consumer & E-commerce, Industrial & Manufacturing, Real Estate & PropTech and Education.
Key people at Violas SGPS include Manuel Violas (Co-owner (shares the holding equally with Rita Violas)) and Rita Violas (Co-owner (shares the holding equally with Manuel Violas)).
Violas SGPS's holdings and investments include Super Bock Group (via Viacer), Solverde, Cotesi and CLIP – Oporto International School.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Violas SGPS is Viacer (Super Bock Group) (Stake increase from 46.5% to 71.5% (bought BPI and BPI pension fund stakes, €233M)), announced in Feb 2018.