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1870 • Foundation
António Alves Amorim. 1st cork bottle stopper factory in Vila Nova de Gaia.
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1922 • The 2nd Generation
The founding of the Amorim & Irmãos Lda., which was the first cork bottle stopper factory of the Amorim Family.
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1953 • The 3rd Generation
José, António, Américo and Joaquim join the company's board.
Under the guidance of Américo Amorim, begins a long process of change of the Portuguese Cork Industry.
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1963
The founding of Corticeira Amorim.
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1981
The founding of SPI (known today as BPI - "Banco Português de Investimento").
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1984
The creation of BCP.
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1987
Joint venture with the Accor Group. The acquisition of the estate "Herdade do Peral".
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1989
The acquisition of the estate "Quinta do Mosteiro de Grijó".
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1990
The creation of BNC.
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1991
Becomes one of the founding shareholders of Telecel.
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1992
The creation of Amorim Imobiliária Holding.
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1995
Becomes one of the shareholders in the acquisition of Petrogal.
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1999
The setup of Natureza Holding SGPS, incorporating brands such as Quinta Nova, Burmester and Gilberts.
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2003
The acquisition of stake in Banco Popular Español.
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2005
The creation of Amorim Energia and the acquisition of a third of a stake in Galp Energia. The creation of Banco BIC in Angola.
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2007
Enters the Luxury goods through an acquisition of a stake in Tom Ford International. The setup of a real estate in Angola.
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2008
The creation of Banco BIC in Portugal. The creation of a real estate in Brazil.
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2011
The creation of Banco Único in Mozambique.
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2012
The acquisition of stake in Banco Luso Brasileiro. Reinforcement of the stake detained in Galp Energia.
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2013
Amorim Energia issued a €400m bond exchangeable into Galp Energia. This issue was awarded by IFR: "EMEA Structured Equity Issue of the Year 2013".
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