So, the other day I was wandering around Iguatemi, you know, just window shopping mostly. It’s quite the place, always feels kinda fancy. And it got me thinking, like, who actually owns this huge thing? Not just this one mall, but the whole Iguatemi brand?
My first thought was maybe it’s some super-rich guy, like a single person behind it all. You hear stories like that sometimes. I even casually asked one of the shopkeepers if they knew. They just kinda shrugged, said it was a big company, which, yeah, makes sense, but wasn’t really the answer I was looking for.
Went home later and decided to actually look it up. Just typed something like “owner Iguatemi shopping” into the search bar. What popped up wasn’t a single name, at least not at first.
Digging a Bit Deeper
Turns out, it’s not quite that simple. There isn’t one single “dono” in the way you might think, like one person owning everything outright. Iguatemi is actually run by a big company, listed on the stock market. The official name is something like Iguatemi S.A. (used to be Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A., I think).
So, what does that mean? Basically, lots of different people and groups own pieces of it – shares, you know? Like investors and funds. It’s a public company.
But, and this is where it gets interesting, there is a family strongly connected to it. The Jereissati family. They’ve been involved for a long, long time and hold a controlling stake. So, while the company itself is public, this family is generally seen as the driving force or the main “owners” behind the scenes, making the big decisions.
- First, I just got curious while at the mall.
- Tried asking around – didn’t get much.
- Did some searching online later.
- Found out it’s a public company, Iguatemi S.A.
- Learned the Jereissati family has the main control.
So yeah, it wasn’t just one dude’s name I found. It’s more complex, involving a company structure and a prominent family. Kinda interesting to see how these huge operations are actually set up. Not just a simple answer, which I guess makes sense for something that big.
