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Iguatemi

History

Founded by Carlos Francisco Ribeiro Jereissati, it began its activities in the shopping mall business with the acquisition, in 1979, of all the assets of the construction company Alfredo Matias S.A., which included a stake in Iguatemi São Paulo, the first shopping mall in Brazil, built in 1966.

1966

1979

1966

Inauguration of Iguatemi São Paulo by Alfredo Matias, creator of the enterprise.

1979

1979

1979

Foundation of Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. after the acquisition of all the assets of the construction company Alfredo Matias S.A., which included a stake in Iguatemi São Paulo.

1980

1980

1980

Inauguration of Iguatemi Campinas, the first shopping mall in Brazil's countryside.

1983

1983

1983

Inauguration of Iguatemi Porto Alegre, the company's first development in the southern region of the country.

1989

1989

1989

Arrival of the first international luxury brands at Iguatemi São Paulo, Giorgio Armani and Louis Vuitton.

1991

1995

1991

Inauguration of Shopping Praia de Belas, in Porto Alegre.

1995

1995

1995

Inauguration of Market Place in São Paulo, the first mixed-use real estate development, with a shopping mall and commercial towers.

2007

2007

2007

IPO of the Company, being the first in the sector to be listed in Brazil and raising R$550MM.

Acquisition of Galleria Shopping Center in Campinas and Esplanada Shopping Center in Sorocaba.

2009

2009

2009

Beginning of the I-RETAIL operation with the inauguration of the Louboutin brand operation in Iguatemi São Paulo.

1st Follow-on, raising R$410MM.

2010

2010

2010

Inauguração do Iguatemi Brasília.

2011

2011

2011

Inauguration of Iguatemi Brasília.

2012

2012

2012

Inauguration of JK Iguatemi in São Paulo.

2013

2013

2013

Acquisition of a 41% stake in I Fashion Outlet Novo Hamburgo in Rio Grande do Sul.

Inauguration of Iguatemi Ribeirão Preto.

Inauguration of Iguatemi Esplanada.

2nd Follow-on, raising R$425MM

2014

2014

2014

Inauguration of Shopping Iguatemi São José do Rio Preto.

2015

2015

2015

Expansion of Iguatemi Campinas and Iguatemi São Paulo.

Acquisition of a stake in Shopping Pátio Higienópolis, in São Paulo.

2016

2016

2016

Expansion of Iguatemi Porto Alegre and inauguration of its new commercial tower.

2018

2018

2018

Inauguration of Fashion Outlet Santa Catarina.

2019

2019

2019

Relaunch of the relationship program Iguatemi One, and launch of Iguatemi 365, Iguatemi's marketplace.

Acquisition of stakes in Iguatemi Esplanada and Praia de Belas.

2020

2020

2020

Acquisition of indirect stake in Iguatemi Porto Alegre.

2021

2021

2021

Corporate restructuring of the company's structure, incorporating the shares of Iguatemi Empresa de Shoppings Centers S.A. (IGTA3) into Jereissati Participações S.A. (JPSA3), resulting in the creation of Iguatemi S.A. (IGTI11).

2022

2022

2022

Inauguration of Sky Galleria tower, a multipurpose complex in Campinas.

Acquisition of 23% of Etiqueta Única.

Acquisition of 36% of JK Iguatemi

3rd Follow-on, raising R$720MM.

2023

2022

2023

Approval of the Casa Figueira project

Launch of the 1st Sustainability Report.

2024

2024

2024

Purchase of a stake in I Fashion Outlet Novo Hamburgo

Entry into the ISE B3 (Corporate Sustainability Index) portfolio.

Beginning of the partnership with BB asset and IPO of the BBIG11 fund, raising R$1 billion

Acquisition of Shopping Rio Sul together with the BBIG11 fund.

2025

2025

2025

The largest M&A transaction in the malls sector has been completed, the acquisition of 11.5% of Shopping Pátio Paulista and the increase of the stake in Shopping Pátio Higienópolis to 29%.