Empresa Pesquera Eperva SA (Public, SCL:EPERVA) is a Chile-based company that invests in various industrial segments, with a major focus on industrial machinery and fishing sectors.
The Company operates through its direct and indirect subsidiaries and affiliates. The Company has one subsidiary, 77.5%-owned Maestranza Iquique SA, which is engaged in the design and manufacture of installation equipment for industrial plants.
The Company also holds a 46.36% interest in Corpesca SA, which is active in the fishing sector, as well as in the production and distribution of fish flour and fish oil; a 10% interest in Servicios Corporativos SerCor SA, providing economic analysis and corporate consulting services, and a 5% stake in Sigma SA, involved in the provision of information technology (IT) services. In addition, the Company is a 34.22%-owned affiliate of Inversiones Angelini y Compania Limitada.
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