Abertis

Infobox_Company
company_name = Abertis Infraestructuras, SA
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = April 2003
location = Barcelona, Spain
key_people = Salvador Alemany, CEO
num_employees = 11,364 (2007)
revenue = € 3,620 million (2007)
operating_income=€ 1,485 million (2007)
net_income = € 682 million (2007)
industry = transportation
telecommunications
logistics
products = motorways
airports
television networks
homepage = [http://www.abertis.com/ www.abertis.com]

Abertis Infraestructuras, SA, (BMAD|ES0111845014|ABE) is a Spanish corporation. The company runs 6,713 kilometres of motorways in Europe and operates more than a dozen airports in cities including London, Stockholm and Orlando.

Abertis manages toll roads and parking garages, is owner of various television and radio transmission networks as well as of the concessionaire of London Luton Airport.

Abertis is part of the IBEX-35 index and is being traded on the Bolsa de Madrid.

Its headquarters are in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Some 25% of the shares are owned by Grupo ACS. [ [http://www.abertis.com/en/ai/estruc_accio.php?menu_id=713 Shareholder information] ]

History

In April 2003 "Acesa Infraestructures", a business founded in 1967 as "Autopistas Conceionaria Española S.A.", merged with "Aurea Concessiones de Infraestructures", a business founded in 1971 as "Autopistas de Mare Nostrum" (into which Dragados had spun off its own toll roads), to form "Abertis". [ [http://www.abertis.com/en/antecedents.php?menu_id=331 Historical background] ]

In December 2003 "Abertis" acquired "Retevision", a leading Spanish radio and television distribution business. [ [http://www.gomezacebo-pombo.com/%5CAdministradorNoticias%5Cfotos%5C557.PDF Administrator's Notice regarding Retevision] ]

In June 2004 "Abertis" acquired "Iberpistas", another Spanish toll road operator. [ [http://www.abertis.com/en/noticies.php?ln=1&noticia_id=419&ano=2004&mes=2&idioma=3 Abertis and Iberpista get merger process underway] ]

In January 2005 "Abertis" acquired "TBI plc", a British airport operator. [ [http://www.dfnionline.com/article/TBI-agrees-Spanish-takeover-1063579.html TBI agrees Spanish takeover] ]

An attempt initiated in April 2006 to acquire Atlantia (formerly Autostrade), the leading Italian toll road operator, was aborted in January 2008 after opposition from the Italian Government.cite news
title=Abertis throws in towel on merger with Atlantia
url=http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL2924220420080129
last=Barrett
first=Jane
coauthors=O'Leary, Elisabeth
publisher=Reuters
date=29 January, 2008
accessdate=2008-02-05] Abertis intends to sell some of its stake in the company.

On May 19, 2008, Abertis, along with Citi Infrastructure Investors of New York City, submitted a $12.8 billion proposal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania for 75 years. This proposal still faces approval from the state legislature [cite news |last=Nussbaum |first=Paul |title=Top bid to lease turnpike is record |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=May 20, 2008 |url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20080520_Spanish_firm_submits_highest_turnpike_bid.html |accessdate=2008-05-21] .

tructure

Freeway management companies

*Abertis Infraestructuras
**Acesa - [http://www.autopistas.com Acesa]
**Aumar - [http://www.aumar.es Aumar]
**Iberpistas - [http://www.iberpistas.es Iberpistas]
**Aucat - [http://www.aucat.es Aucat]
**Aulesa - [http://www.aulesa.es Aulesa]
**Avasa - [http://www.a68.com Avasa]
**Autema - [http://www.autema.com Autema]
**Brisa - [http://www.brisa.pt Brisa]
**Sanef - [http://www.sanef.com Sanef]
**Autopista de Oeste - [http://www.auoeste.com.ar GCO]
**Bakwena Platinum Corridor - [http://www.bakwena.co.za/ Bakwena Platinum Corridor]
**Autopistas del Sol - [http://www.ausol.com.ar Autopistas del Sol]

Telecommunications companies

*Abertis Telecom - [http://www.abertistelecom.com Abertis Telecom]
**Retevisión - [http://www.retevision.es Retevisión]
**Tradia - [http://www.tradia.com/ Tradia]

Airports management

*Abertis Airports
**Airport Concessions & Development Ltd -
**Codad -
*TBI plc - [http://www.tbiplc.aero/ TBI plc]
**"'London Luton Airport, Cardiff International Airport, Belfast International Airport, Stockholm-Skavsta Airport, Orlando Sanford International Airport, El Alto International Airport, Viru Viru International Airport, Jorge Wilstermann International Airport
**"'Management of Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, United States, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, United States, Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica.

Parkings management

*Abertis Saba - [http://www.saba.es/ Saba Abertis] "Saba Abertis" is present in the following countries: Spain, Italy, Portugal, Morocco, Andorra and Chile.

Logistics

*Abertis Logística - [http://www.abertislogistica.com/ Abertis Logística]
**ZAL Barcelona - [http://www.zal.es ZAL Barcelona]
**ZAL Sevilla - [http://www.zalsevilla.com ZAL Sevilla]
**Arasur - [http://www.arasur.es Arasur]
**Parc Logístic de la Zona Franca - [http://www.parclogistic.es Parc Logístic de la Zona Franca]

Others

*Fundación Abertis - [http://www.fundacioabertis.org/ Fundación Abertis]
*Serviabertis - [http://www.serviabertis.com Serviabertis]
*Cátedra Abertis - [http://www-catedraabertis.upc.es Cátedra Abertis]

External links

* [http://www.abertis.com Abertis Official Website]

References