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Sonae
A Portuguese conglomerate present in more than 60 countries
About Sonae
Sonae is a multinational company managing a diversified portfolio of businesses in retail, financial services, technology, shopping centres and telecommunications.
Present in over 80 countries and with about 40 thousand employees, Sonae is recognised as a trusted organisation worldwide and a contributor to a more prosperous, ethical and sustainable society. We have strong values, a responsible method and a very distinctive culture. To create economic and social value in the long run, taking the benefits of progress and innovation to an ever increasing number of people is the mission statement that we pledge before our stakeholders.
People are at the centre of our success and we are always focused on leveraging their capabilities with an appetite for change, resilience, dynamism and leadership.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Listed
- Founded
- 1959
- Headquarters
- Maia, Portugal
- Listing
- IPO 2000
- Employees
- 25,219
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 45.9/100
- Industry
- Fashion, Home Living
- Sector
- eCommerce & Marketplaces, Telecommunications, Pharmacy, Accessories, Consumer Electronics, Retail, Appliances, Cybersecurity, Horizon Europe
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 14 companies, latest May 2025
- Capital deployed
- $20M
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Knowledge graph
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST IPO DEBT✓Debt | Mar 2024 | $165M | — | Banco Comercial Português · Banco Santander Portugal · BPI · Caixa Geral de Depósitos | ↗ |
| POST IPO DEBT✓Debt | Mar 2024 | $440M | — | Banco Comercial Português · Banco Santander Portugal · BPI · Caixa Geral de Depósitos | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Sonae is 220K monthly website visits, up 37.5% over the last three months. Sonae's team grew 76.1% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage
Banco Comercial Português
Banco Santander Portugal
BPI
Caixa Geral de Depósitos
CaixaBank
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
Market sentiment
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