Abengoa
Abengoa, S.A. was a Spanish multinational company in the green infrastructure, energy and water sectors. The company was founded in 1941 by Javier Benjumea Puigcerver and José Manuel Abaurre Fernández-Pasalagua, and was based in Seville, Spain. Its current chairman is Gonzalo Urquijo Fernández de Araoz. After repeated bankruptcies and rescues, it declared insolvency in February 2021 amid various regulatory and financial charges against the board and management, the second-largest corporate collapse in Spanish history.
Headquarters in Seville, Spain | |
| Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
|---|---|
Traded as | BMAD: ABG.P |
| ISIN | ES0105200002 |
| Industry | Engineering & construction in the infrastructure, energy and water sectors. |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Defunct | July 1, 2022 |
| Headquarters | Seville, Spain |
Key people | Gonzalo Urquijo Fernández de Araoz (Chairman), Joaquín Fernández de Piérola Marín (CEO) |
| Products | Engineering & construction and Operation and maintenance services, among others |
| Revenue | €1.069 billion (as of 30th Sept 2019) |
| €195 million (as of 30th Sept 2019) | |
Number of employees | 15,260 (as of 30th Sept 2019) |
| Website | abengoa |
Abengoa invests in research in sustainable technology, and implements these technologies in Spain as well as exporting them globally. These technologies include concentrated solar power and desalination.
In 2014, Abengoa and subsidiaries employed approximately 20,250 people, operating in more than 80 countries.