Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in

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and chartered as a

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providing

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services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after the names of all the merged entities and the

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structure. It is similar to what would be called a

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in the

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, or a

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in the UK and

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. It operates primarily in the south of Spain.

History

Unicaja was founded 18 March 1991 with the merger of five similar institutions, each of which contributed its location to the corporate name of the merged entity: * Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda (founded 1909) * Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Cádiz (founded 1884) * Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Almería (founded 1900) * Caja de Ahorros Provincial de Málaga (founded 1949) * Caja de Ahorros y Préstamos de Antequera (founded 1904) On 30 December 2020 it was announced Unicaja is buying Liberbank. The new merged company will be the fifth largest of Spain.

Sponsorships

The company sponsors several major sports clubs in its region. It is the owner of the

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club

Baloncesto Málaga Baloncesto Málaga, S.A.D., for sponsorship reasons named Unicaja, is a Spanish professional basketball team that is based in Málaga, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League. The team is sponsored by the Spanish ...

, the sponsor of the

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club

CV Almería Club Voleibol Almería, also known for sponsorship reasons as Unicaja Almería, is a professional volleyball team based in Almeria, Spain. It plays in the top flight of Spanish volleyball, Superliga. Honors *'' Superliga'' : 11 **1997, 1998, 2 ...

, and is also a major sponsor, though not name sponsor, of

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References

External links

Unicaja website
Banks of Spain {{Spain-bank-stub

History

Sponsorships

See also

References

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