milestones of our story
The Vergara family acquires minority shareholding in companies in the Colombian wood and meat-packing industries. Later, a stake in the Banco Nacional de Sabanas
A venture stake in the South American Gulf Oil Company is acquired to exploit oil resources and build a 421-kilometer pipeline to the port-town of Coveñas
A stretch of coastal land in Northern Colombia is sold to the South American Gulf Oil Company to build an oil export port
Compañía de Servicios Mineros e Industriales (COMI) is established to manage pipeline and port facility services
Sociedad de Inversión Gran Caribe Ltda. (SIGCA) is established to control the family’s assets
SIGCA acquires a stake at Cervecería Barranquilla y Bolívar S.A.
SIGCA acquires a minority stake in the Colombian flag-carrier Avianca
SIGCA, as a family business, is sold to Etablissement de Financement et de Participation Industriels B.V., led by Edgar Vergara
IGLI is established as a family investments firm and wholly owned by Etablissement de Financement et de Participation Industriels
IGLI acquires Manufacturas, Armadurías y Repuestos Ecuatorianos S.A., entering the automobile assembling business
IGLI acquires minority stake at the Italian Montedison Group after an agreement with the Ferruzzi Group
IGLI becomes a holding company exclusively under control of the Vergara Poeti-Marentini family
Through the acquisition of 47.6% of stake at Finanziaria Agroindustriale, IGLI becomes stockholder at Eridania Italia SpA and European Sugars France
IGLI acquires its first 9.77% in MSC, the world’s second largest shipping company, in agreement with the Aponte family
IGLI, through its controlled automotive holding in South America, starts operating the Fiat factory in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
With the acquisition of Fondiaria-Sai, Italy’s largest car insurer and listed company, IGLI expanded its presence in the automotive sector
IGLI begins to operate assembling factories for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and RAM in South America
The investments in Montedison Group are sold as part of a holding reorganization plan
IGLI acquires a minority shareholding in Finmeccanica, an Italian multinational company specializing in aerospace, defense and security
IGLI acquires Unicredito, an Italian holding company, formed by Cariverona Banca (83.5%) and Cassamarca (16.5%)
IGLI sells Unicredito to Credito Italiano, a merger that formed Unicredit SpA, italy’s largest bank
IGLI acquires a minority shareholding in Union Bancaire Privée (UBP SA) of Switzerland
IGLI executes a second reorganization plan, creating Mercure International for the specialized management of its investments
Financiere de Participations Internationales is established
IGLI establishes BI, an investment holding, which becomes the Group’s core private equity firm
The second generation of the Vergara Poeti-Marentini family assumes control of IGLI
The Mercure brand is expanded with the reorganization and establishment of an Investment, Management and Holding
OUR SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
IGLI manages assets through two specialized holding companies: Mercure International and BI private equity.
Mercure manages portfolio companies, investments and seeds through its main holding and subsidiary companies: Management, Investment and Holding.
BI is our private equity unit, which invests our revenues in a diversified portfolio of international investments.
1976-present
CEO (1940-1976)
CEO (1976-2017)
CEO (2017-2022)
IGLI is a holding that was built for the future. It is not only a success, but an example of how to turn a small family business into an efficient large company with investments in all continents.”
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