GFH acquires Amazon-designated logistics warehouses

TDT | Manama

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GFH Financial Group (GFH) has announced the successful acquisition of warehouses located in southeastern Spain in a transaction valued at approximately $77 million.

The properties are leased on a long-term basis to Amazon Road Transport S.L.U., a subsidiary of the global e-commerce retailer Amazon.

The investment by GFH in these properties that cover an area of over 100,000 sq meters benefits from strong market fundamentals for logistics and the warehousing sector in general as well as the thriving Spanish e-commerce sector, which continues to witness the growth and holds even further potential for expansion, the company said.

The assets have been designed and built to the highest specifications and form a critical part of the evolving supply-chain network in Spain that is geared to reduce delivery times for Amazon’s rapidly expanding Spanish logistics network. 

The warehouses have the potential access to more than four million people across south-east Spain and located to the major motorways linking the eastern coast of Spain’s main cities of Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga to the European road network.

“We’re delighted to announce this strategic acquisition as we continue to build our global portfolio of income yielding real estate assets, capable of delivering solid returns for the Group and our investors,” Nael Mustafa, Managing Director of Business Development at GFH, said.

“This transaction, which also marks our first in Spain, was concluded as a result of a number of unique dynamics. This includes the exceptional and thriving location of both assets within close proximity to highly populated areas, key access to Spain’s logistics air, road and ports network and, importantly, exposure to strong growth trends in their related segments of the retail, logistics and real estate markets.

Purpose-built to the highest standards, the assets are also 100% occupied by a very stable and highly creditworthy tenant, Amazon Road Transport, whose business, in-line with the ongoing growth in e-commerce, is only expected to go from strength-to-strength.”