Itaúsa is a Brazilian conglomerate company which controls several companies active in areas such as the financial

FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL is the weekly English-language newspaper with offices in Tbilisi, Georgia and Kiev, Ukraine. Published by Intelligence Group LLC, FINANCIAL is focused on opinion leaders and top business decision-makers; It's about world’s largest companies, investing, careers, and small business. It is...

 and real estate

Real estate

In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

 sectors; industries including wood panels, pottery and metal; health

Health

Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...

; chemicals; and electronics

Electronics

Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...

. The main companies that Itaúsa controls are Itaú Unibanco, Duratex, Elekeiroz

Elekeiroz

Elekeiroz is a Brazilian chemical and petrochemical company based in São Paulo is controlled by Itaúsa, conglomerate that control companies such companies such as Itaú Unibanco, Deca, Duratex S.A. and others. Its operations are concentrated in State of São Paulo, with its main complex located in...

, Itautec

Itautec

Itautec is a Brazilian company that was founded in 1979. The company is part of Itaúsa: , which is the second largest private Brazilian business group by sales volume....

It is the largest private conglomerate

Conglomerate (company)

A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 and one of the largest in the world.

The control of the company rests with the Setubal and Vilella families, with the Camargo Corrêa

Camargo Corrêa

Camargo Corrêa is one of the biggest Brazilian private conglomerates, composed of publicly traded and closed companies, and shared management, operating in Brazil and in more than 20 countries...

family as minority holder.

External links

• BM&F Bovespa: ITSA3 / ITSA4