{"id":97567,"date":"2021-04-28T10:48:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T08:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=97567"},"modified":"2021-05-04T17:38:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T15:38:24","slug":"multinational-companies-with-headquarters-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/multinational-companies-with-headquarters-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Headquarters of Multinationals in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barcelona excels when it comes to technological development, and large multinational companies know it. In the last year, there have been multiple multinationals that have decided to set up in Barcelona and its surrounding areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The offices with the cheapest rent, the competitive salaries and the abundance of qualified and talented personnel aren\u2019t the only reasons that these multinational companies <strong>choose the Ciudad Condal as their new homebase.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104526\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104526 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104526\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104526' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-104526 slide-104528\" alt=\"rent barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio larga estancia inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city\u2019s strategic location, the great communications and the quality of life offered in the area all factors for companies to keep in consider when choosing a place to set up headquarters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today in this article from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>, we\u2019ve prepared a breakdown of the main <strong>multinational companies in Barcelona<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/multinational-companies-with-headquarters-in-barcelona\/#Multinationals_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Multinationals in Barcelona\">Multinationals in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/multinational-companies-with-headquarters-in-barcelona\/#Facebook\" title=\"Facebook\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/multinational-companies-with-headquarters-in-barcelona\/#King\" title=\"King\">King<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/multinational-companies-with-headquarters-in-barcelona\/#ICG\" title=\"ICG\">ICG<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/multinational-companies-with-headquarters-in-barcelona\/#Tech_companies_in_Barcelona_and_their_events\" title=\"Tech companies in Barcelona and their events\">Tech companies in Barcelona and their events<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/multinational-companies-with-headquarters-in-barcelona\/#Other_companies_with_Barcelona_headquarters\" title=\"Other companies with Barcelona headquarters\">Other companies with Barcelona headquarters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Multinationals_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Multinationals in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook\"><\/span>Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of this year, <\/span><b>Facebook<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> announced its installation at one of the most emblematic buildings in Barcelona. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Zuckerberg decided that <\/span><b>Torre Agbar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the perfect spot to place his center of operations for fighting against fake news, with over 500 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-find-work-in-barcelona\/\"><b>workers<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at this location. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97568\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97568\" class=\"wp-image-97568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/apps-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"telephone with app icons\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-97568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also a number of people in the video game sector that have their eye on Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"King\"><\/span>King<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For example,&nbsp;<\/span><b>King<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the large game developer, has chosen the 22@ zone as the place to set up their European headquarters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This multinational tech <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/startup-scene\/\"><b>company<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is responsible for the creation of addicting mobile games like Candy Crush, will take up a 9,000 square meter building space, currently being built by <\/span><b>Colonial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The multinational <\/span><b>King<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> company will be neighbors with <\/span><b>Schibsted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Norwegian group that owns <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/find-a-job-in-barcelona-with-these-apps\/\"><b>Infojobs<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Monthly rentals in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ICG\"><\/span>ICG<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we\u2019re on the topic of video games, <\/span><b>IGG<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the second Chinese developer that has chosen southern Spain as the spot for their headquarters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After considering a number of different cities, <\/span><b>IGG <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opted for Barcelona as the best option for their European location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 60 people working there as of the end of the year, but the goal is to reach around 400 employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105717\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105717\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ecommerce-3562005_640.jpg\" alt=\"technical items\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tech_companies_in_Barcelona_and_their_events\"><\/span>Tech companies in Barcelona and their events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The large festival events celebrated in Barcelona such as the <\/span><b>Mobile Word Congress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Smart City Expo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotsworldcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>IoT Solutions World Congress<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have all helped to launch the Catalan capital into international renown. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The North American multinational <\/span><b>Amazon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has also chosen Barcelona for its headquarters. The company\u2019s most important logistics center in Europe can be found at <\/span><b>el Prat de Llobegrat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a 60,000 square meter area and over 1,500 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/labor-unions-in-barcelona\/\"><b>employees<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97570\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97570\" class=\"wp-image-97570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/24153425024_e064af8462_c.jpg\" alt=\"car with amazon logo on door\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-97570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by swanksalot via VisualHunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tech giant also ended up choosing the Ciudad Condal for their artificial intelligence center. With Amazon\u2019s location in <\/span><b>22@<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the company is situated next to many other companies in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/technology-booms-and-accelerators-in-barcelona\/\"><b>technology<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another famous company that chose this multicultural and tech-heavy city for their headquarters is the Argentinean multinational <\/span><b>Satellogic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which specializes in production of high-resolution image micro-satellites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related article: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/business\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Successful Businesses in Spain and Barcelona<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_companies_with_Barcelona_headquarters\"><\/span>Other companies with Barcelona headquarters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from technology, there are a number of other sectors that have decided to set up shop in Barcelona; for example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the insurance company <\/span><b>Zurich<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food giant <\/span><b>Nestl\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the pharmaceutical company <\/span><b>Roche<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the German company <\/span><b>Lidl <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_105718\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105718\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/business-district-3779049_640.jpg\" alt=\"multinationals in barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lidl&#8217;s headquarters can be found in Plaza Catalu\u00f1a in the former BBVA headquarters building. Close to the city of Barcelona in Martorell, you can also find the <\/span><b>Volkswagen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> headquarters, which relies on the <\/span><b>Seat <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">factory for the manufacture of some of its newer models.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">Check out ShBarcelona&#8217;s services<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Did you know Barcelona was a headquarter city for multinational companies?<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"97567\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 107.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">3.7<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">8<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona excels when it comes to technological development, and large multinational companies know it. In the last year, there have been multiple multinationals that have decided to set up in Barcelona and its surrounding areas. 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