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Spanish economy 6th March 2025

Criteria and ‘la Caixa’ Foundation return to Catalonia seven years after the ‘procés’

CriteriaCaixa – the business holding of the Caixa Group, with stakes valued at €30 billion in a wide range of companies (Naturgy, Telefónica, ACS…) – and the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation have returned their headquarters to Catalonia almost seven and a half years after relocating to Palma. CaixaBank will remain in Valencia, where it moved during the same period. The Banking Foundation Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona has agreed to…

In Spain 5th March 2025

CriteriaCaixa to acquire up to 5% of Veolia

Veolia and CriteriaCaixa, the investment arm of the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation, have reached an agreement whereby CriteriaCaixa will enter the capital of Veolia Environnement and will have a representative on its Board of Directors, as part of a stable participation agreement in the shareholding and governing bodies of Veolia, as announced by the Catalan group on Tuesday. The entity will allocate around one billion euros to the operation. Veolia, a…

Spanish economy 18th June 2024

Criteria Caixa’s new strategic plan aims to raise rate of return on assets from 3% to 8%

In recent weeks CriteriaCaixa, the investment arm of la Caixa, has entered Puig, ACS and Colonial, increased its stake in Telefónica and exited Cellnex, while awaiting the outcome of Naturgy. These corporate operations are a sign of the change of cycle in which CriteruaCaixa is immersed, which yesterday presented its strategic plan until 2030. Its main objectives are to increase the gross value of its assets by 48% to 40,000…

Spanish economy 9th April 2024

Criteria becomes Telefónica’s largest shareholder with 5% of share capital

CriteriaCaixa has become Telefónica’s largest shareholder, with exactly 5.007% of the capital, up from 2.69% at the end of March. This stake, increased by 2.31% through market purchases and financial instruments and with a market value of €527 million – at Monday’s price (€3.97) – puts the industrial group one at hundredth more than Saudi Telecom (4.99%). BBVA holds 4.86% of the teleco’s shares, compared with 4.5% for BlackRock and…

In Europe 24th October 2013

The ECB makes it difficult

MADRID| By Francisco López |The European Central Bank published on Wednesday some of the criteria to evaluate financial entities’ solvency, as a previous step before it takes on competences as a single banking supervisor. Balances of 128 European banks will be tested from November to October 2014. And new rules are stricter than expected.