The Extremadura business corporation is a Regional Development Oriented Investment Society. Constituted in 1992 under the auspices of the Royal House, its fundamental objective is support for business initiatives to boost its growth and expansion, contributing to the strengthening of Extremaduran business fabric. The Trujillano, Agustín Delgado, is the new president since 2024, who is also director of innovation and sustainability of Iberdrola Spain.
What role does Extremadura Business Corporation play?
We are a strategic and reliable partner for companies in this region and others that want to settle here. We will continue to support these companies because they are the growth engine of our community. Last year we closed it with more than 5 million euros in capital investments for the development of business projects and this 2025 we will continue with this path. We believe in the development of Extremadura and from Extremadura.
What will the new projects contribute in which the CEX to Extremadura is participating?
They contribute to Extremadura more investment, more employment and more innovation, which entails the retention and attraction of talent.
The Extremadura Business Corporation is an investment society whose fundamental objective is support for business initiatives to boost its growth. Since its creation, in 1992, CEX has participated in more than 60 societies, having created more than 5,000 jobs with its partners.
How do you see the current situation in the region and its economic perspective?
Extremadura meets conditions for the attraction of investments such as the availability of land, the production of renewable energy, impulse to new technologies and the investment in R&D and something that new business projects are demanding, to which a Unique environment with great quality of life, which is also an element of attraction for a region.
These factors, together with the quality of their entrepreneurs, begin to be noticed in the macroeconomic figures of employment, export, GDP, business confidence index, etc. Extremadura is a perfect place to invest and is being seen with several projects that are getting to know each other.
What demands and needs exist, from the point of view of the CEX?
One of the most repeated demands are those linked to communications, but more than thinking about what is needed, what we must highlight is what we have, as we talked before, and make Extremadura an attractive region to invest. There, Cex Capital has a very important accompaniment role.
What are the future challenges next year 2025?
As I said, continue identifying business leading projects of our region to ally with them and give them the definitive impulse. Since our creation, more than three decades ago, we have sought to accompany Extremaduran business to grow together, and in that we will continue to dedicate our efforts.
How is the corporation’s strategy align with the current needs of the Extremaduran business environment?
I think that from the CEX we offer avant -garde support to the business environment. Thanks to our partners, who are outstanding entities, we contribute what is called the ‘Know How´, which is an accumulated experience that have been successful and that can be applied to the new projects in which we participate.
Our commitment is for the future, for the incorporation of new technologies, by R&D. We offer that hand that facilitates things.
What sectors or industries identifies as priority to receive support and why?
From the CEX we have allied with companies from different sectors since it is not so much in which sector they move but the project or objective they want to develop. No doubt that we look for attractive sectors, in our region we know that agri -food, energy, or infrastructure are safe values, but above all we ask for are companies with growth and profitability potential and with a business model and a commercial strategy Well defined.
What new investments are planned for next year?
This year we have started from CEX capital with the support of Enteco Extremadura SL, whose main activity is the manufacture, printing and commercialization for the packaging of all types of products, but, above all, for pharmacists. What is sought with accompaniment is to strengthen its growth. Enteco is scheduled to make an investment to expand its La Mata Navalmoral plant for the amount of 15 million, which will allow a new warehouse for more production lines. The forecast is that the direct employment of the plant reaches 125 workers.
What contributions do you think can offer CEX in your role as president who has been in office for a short time?
I take the relief of Ricardo Leal, founder of Cristian Lay, who has been a fundamental pillar in the development and implementation of the objectives of the CEX during these years and that, in fact, remains integrated into our society actively. For my part, I will follow the same marked path, with all the illusion and eager to continue exploring and enhance the Extremaduran business fabric. I believe in the corporation and in Extremadura.
How do you expect to strengthen the relationship between CEX Capital and businessmen for a more effective collaboration?
We want to strengthen our communication, that we know more and better. That is one of the main objectives and that I think it will serve for many more Extremadura entrepreneurs to touch our door.
What message would you like to convey to Extremaduran entrepreneurs seeking to expand and consolidate their businesses?
They are not afraid or complex. That from this land you can and must grow. That in the CEX they will find a safe partner to achieve their goals.
What are the criteria that the corporation follows to select new projects to invest?
The criteria for this corporation to participate in a company have as a key the potential for growth and profitability of these, that they have a well -defined business and commercial strategy model and in attractive economic sectors. On the other hand, differentiation regarding the competence and experience and capacity of the promoting partners to achieve growth objectives is always necessary.
What investment strategy foresees for the next few years to continue supporting the Extremaduran business fabric?
Our investment strategy is flexible based on business initiatives and promoting partners and has various ways: development or growth capital; with minority or majority participation, the CEX always being a reference partner; participation indefinitely, being able to reach temporary participation agreements; involvement in society management; o Capital Shareholders, accompanying the rest of the partners or management teams.
What advantages does the CEX investment and divestment model offer other similar investment companies in Spain?
We offer, in addition to the accompaniment of a reliable entity, advantageous and individualized conditions for each project. We not only invest in the company, but we are going together in the goal to be marked.
Can you mention success cases that reflect the objectives and achievements of the CEX?
As I said before, we have invested since our creation in about 60 societies. That I can name now as head, because from metal frame renewables, Icap Laundry Care (Inquiba Group), Aluminum, Veravic, Casar cheeses, Navidul Extremadura, Real bridge residential services for seniors, Deutz Diter Components, Faramax, South White Songs ( Guillén Egg Group), Alter Enersun, Casaverde, Bodegas López Morenas … As VE, companies from different sectors and are references.
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