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Impresa

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Portuguese media company

Impresa Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais SA (Euronext Lisbon: IPR ) is a Portuguese media conglomerate, headquartered in Paço de Arcos, in Oeiras municipality. It is the owner of SIC TV channel, and Expresso newspaper, among other leading media, like several magazine publications.2 It was founded by Francisco Pinto Balsemão.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1991Founded1

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Impresa Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais SA (Euronext Lisbon: IPR2

The story

Founded by Francisco Pinto Balsemão in 1991.1

The origins of Impresa goes back to 1972. In 1991 the company established a holding company, the Balsemão group. The following year, it launched the first private television channel, SIC, in Portugal.

In 2011 the company established Media Rumo SA in Angola.

Negotiations emerged on September 26, 2025 that Italian group MediaForEurope was set to acquire shares in the group. With the announcement of the IPO, Impresa's stock prices doubled.

From Wikipedia’s article on Impresa, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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Timeline

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