Manuel Lao signs Juan Antonio Alcaraz to direct Nortia

2023-05-26 13:51:46

Manuel Lao sheet a Juan Antonio Alcaraz to direct News, the Lao Family holding company. The family office will immediately have Alcaraz as CEO and representative of the holding company on the different councils of its portfolio, reporting directly to Manel Lao Gorina as executive vice president.

Nortia begins a new stage with Alcaraz at the helm to strengthen the management of the holding, the Foundation and the Family Council; adding value with his professional career in the financial and business world.

Nortia is the second largest shareholder of Merlin Properties, with 8.2% of the capital of the Socimi specialized in business real estate and leader in the IBEX35. It also has significant positions in infrastructure with a 3% stake in Sacyr, as well as investments in sustainable infrastructure through Serena Industrial Partners and investments in renewable energy through the fund Q-Energy.

Nortia has recently made an investment acquiring a 15% stake in the asset manager Arcanea benchmark firm in the sector specializing in investment banking and alternative asset management.

Likewise, it manages investments in the real estate area with a selective development activity, highlighting the project Dunique (Marbella) and, in the hotel sector with the Pulitzer Group.

Nortia Capital next to the background ICO Next TechIberdrola and Seaya have launched Andromeda, the first major technology fund to accelerate the energy transition and sustainability.

In other areas, investment has been made through the Fondo McWin Food Ecosystem Fund in sustainable foodtech projects in the food sector.

Manuel Lao, is in the top 50 of the Ranking of the greatest fortunes in Spain in the forbes list and El Mundo, and manages its assets through the Nortia holding company.