Brisa – Auto-estradas de Portugal

Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal, S.A.
Company typePublic subsidiary (Sociedade Anónima)
Euronext Lisbon: BRI
IndustryTransportation, construction
Founded1972
FounderJorge de Brito
HeadquartersSão Domingos de Rana, Portugal
Key people
Vasco de Mello (Chairman)
António Pires de Lima (CEO)
ServicesOperation and maintenance of highways and toll roads, electronic toll collection, railway and airport operating concessions
Revenue764.8 million (2010)
€673.7 million (2010)
€778.5 million (2010)
Total assets€6.086 billion (end 2010)
Total equity€1.893 billion (end 2010)
Number of employees
2,670 (end 2010)
ParentGrupo José de Mello (57.3%)
Websitehttps://www.brisa.pt/en/

Brisa – Auto-estradas de Portugal, S.A. is a Portugal-based international transportation company. The group's largest business area is highway management, in which it is the largest concessionaire in its home country. Founded in 1972 by Jorge de Brito, Brisa also has operations in countries including the United States and the Netherlands. Since 2000 Brisa's largest shareholder has been the investment company and family office Grupo José de Mello, which owns over 30% of its stock through subsidiaries. The Spanish infrastructure company Abertis holds around 15% of the firm. The company is listed on the Lisbon Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the benchmark PSI-20 and Euronext 100 indices. Its current CEO is António Pires de Lima.