- Business
- Itaúsa S.A. Itaúsa S.A. is a Brazil-based investment holding company that operates through subsidiaries in the financial and non-financial sectors. The company maintains a diversified portfolio primarily comprising Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A., which provides a wide range of banking and non-banking services including retail banking, wholesale banking, credit products, and activities with the market and corporation to individuals and corporate clients across more than 50 countries; Dexco S.A., which manufactures and sells wood panels under the Duratex and Durafloor brands, bathroom fixtures, fittings, showers, ceramic tiles under the Ceusa, Portinari, and Castelatto brands, and construction finishes; and Alpargatas S.A., which produces footwear and apparel. Additional interests include Aegea Saneamento, focused on basic sanitation public utility services; NTS, engaged in natural gas transportation via pipelines; and operations in highway concessions, urban mobility, airports, and private sanitation services. Itaúsa S.A., founded in 1966 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, strengthened its governance structure in 2024 by appointing 50% independent members to its Board of Directors, including the chairman; increased its capital by R$1 billion in February 2025 through the issuance of 149,253,731 new shares, ratified in May 2025; and through subsidiaries pursued equity increases such as Dexco's R$500 million debt issuance in April 2025 and ongoing investments in portfolio companies like NTS and Copa Energia.