In recent weeks, there has been much talk about the insurance company Catalana Occidente, due to the offer made by the owning family, the Serras, to the remaining shareholders to acquire all of the capital. However, the Serra name is not the only one that has appeared in the news reports; there has also been mention of lesser-known historical shareholders of the company, such as Juncadella and Thiebaut. The former belongs to one of the pioneering families of the Catalan textile sector, which for many decades accumulated power and factories throughout Catalonia. One of the leading figures of this family was Josep Maria Juncadella Burés, who led its businesses during their peak.