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Viltex enters Spain’s inheritance search business with 2,000 cases identified
Santiago Bellver and Felipe Merry del Val have launched Viltex to work in Spain’s inheritance search business.
The company says it has already found about 2,000 unclaimed estates that could be worth around €300 million combined.
This business finds heirs when people die without a will or their eligible relatives are unknown, then helps prove family ties and recover the inheritance.
Viltex investigates estates worth more than €150,000 and charges a commission of about 30% of the amount recovered.
Its work combines family-history research, inheritance law, document management and tracing people.
A 1928 rule limits inheritance rights for distant relatives when someone dies without a will, leaving some property to the state if no closer eligible heirs exist.
Bellver and Merry del Val have also helped create an association seeking to reverse that rule; no next steps are specified.
Viltex has identified about 2,000 unclaimed inheritances in Spain, with an estimated combined value of around €300 million.
The company was founded by Santiago Bellver, founder of Grupo BC, and Felipe Merry del Val, a founding partner of L-GAM.
Viltex finds heirs of people who died without a will or whose eligible relatives are unknown, and helps them recover inheritances.
The company charges a commission of around 30% of recovered inheritances and investigates cases worth more than €150,000.
Bellver and Merry del Val have also promoted an association seeking to change Spain’s rules on inheritance without a will.
- Who
- Viltex, founded by Santiago Bellver and Felipe Merry del Val.
- What
- The company has identified about 2,000 unclaimed inheritances, with a combined potential value of around €300 million.
- When
- The article was published on October 14, 2026. The company’s establishment date is not stated.
- Where
- Spain.
- Why
- Viltex searches for heirs of people who died without a will or whose eligible relatives are unknown, and helps them recover their inheritance.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
L-GAM acquired a minority stake in French inheritance genealogy group ADD Associés.
Bellver left his position as president of Grupo BC.
Viltex had identified about 2,000 unclaimed inheritances.
- Identified inheritances
- About 2,000
- Estimated combined value
- Around €300 million
- Commission
- Around 30% of the recovered inheritance
- Minimum case value
- More than €150,000
- Founders
- Santiago Bellver and Felipe Merry del Val
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