Cool chain takeover in Barcelona
Iberian-based Logista is taking over 100% of Carbó Collbatallé’s transport and logistics activities for refrigerated and frozen food. The Carbó Collbatallé Group will however continue to operate its property business.
Founded in 1976 by the Carbó family, the Barcelona-based company built up a network of 14 logistics platforms in Spain totalling nearly 45,000 sqm with 210,000 cbm of bi-temperature chambers that allow the storage of 25,000 frozen and/or refrigerated EUR pallets.
At the end, of 2021 Carbó had a fleet of 57 tractor units and employed a work staff of about 360. Its annual turnover was at EUR 47 million and its ebitda at EUR 11 million.
The purchase price is EUR 51 million. The transaction is expected to be completed during the first days of October 2022. (sh)