Everwood Capital's Transport and Logistics Fund Acquires Maresa Logística

Everwood Capital´s Transport and Logistics Fund has acquired a majority stake in Maresa Logística, an integrated logistics operator that conducts its forwarding and grouping activities in Madrid, Catalonia, Levante, Andalusia, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, the Basque Country, Ceuta, and Melilla.

In recent years, Maresa Logística has integrated companies such as Marítimas Reunidas, From To, General Courier, and Puerta Directa into its group with the goal of creating a large forwarding group. The entry of Everwood Capital will help boost and accelerate the company's growth and transformation.

The fund, created by Everwood to invest in the transport and logistics sector in the Iberian Peninsula, includes institutional investors, family offices, and private banking clients among its investors, and is currently being marketed by Andbank España.

Maresa Logística has more than 52,000 square meters of warehouses and logistics facilities located in Madrid, Catalonia, the Basque Country, Levante, Andalucia, the Canary Islands, and the Balearic Islands. It has a workforce of 442 people and an annual turnover of €52 million, primarily serving clients in the pharmaceutical, automotive, cosmetics, and food sectors.

The founding group remains shareholders in the company, and Antonio Martín, who was the General Manager, will become the Chairman of the Board of Maresa Logística. He will be replaced by Antonio Fernández Valle, who was the company's Commercial Director.

According to Antonio Martín, "the entry of Everwood Capital will provide us with resources and knowledge to complete our digital transformation, align the company with ESG criteria, and accelerate our growth and expansion into other markets, creating a large forwarding group in the Iberian Peninsula. All of this will also help us offer a better and more comprehensive service to our clients."

Everwood Capital is a fund manager founded in 2015 by Alfredo Fernández Agras and José Antonio Urquizu Echeverría, managing several investment vehicles. In 2023, a new fund was established to invest in transport and logistics, led by Juan José Andrés Alvez and Francisco Diego Solís, two professionals with extensive experience in managing logistics groups and multinationals.

According to Juan José Andrés, "the acquisition of this majority stake in Maresa Logística is part of the Fund's strategy to invest in solid companies with growth prospects both organically and inorganically, opportunities for management digitalization, and potential for horizontal and/or vertical integration."

This is the third acquisition by Everwood Capital's Transport and Logistics Fund, which acquired Partida Logistics, a leading customs management company based in Algeciras, a year ago, and earlier this year bought Transaez, a logistics operator based in La Rioja specializing in the transport, storage, and distribution of refrigerated food products.

Everwood Capital is an alternative investment fund manager regulated by the CNMV, established in 2015. It manages several investment vehicles with a strong specialization in renewable energies and transport & logistics (T&L). The company has a solid and committed team for all the projects it participates in, with an exceptional track record in senior positions within alternative management teams and large multinationals. Its professionals have executed transactions worth over €100 billion across various sectors and investment fields. Currently, it has approximately €900 million in assets under management.

Maresa Logística is a logistics group with total annual revenues of €52 million . It has 442 professionals, 52,000 square meters of logistics and cross-docking capacity in the main industrial hubs of our country, and more than 300 semi-light and heavy vehicles, largely suitable for temperature-controlled transport. The Logistics Group carries out its activities in International Forwarding, Transits & Customs Management, Pallet & Industrial Parcel, and Comprehensive Logistics in Madrid, Catalonia, the Basque Country, Levante, Andalucia, Canary Islands, and Balearic Islands.