Cuatrecasas advises Swiss fund Ufenau on its debut in Spain

Cuatrecasas has advised Ufenau Capital Partners on its first investment in Spain with the purchase of industrial refrigeration specialist R&M

Swiss investment group Ufenau Capital Partners (UCP) has acquired of a majority stake in the leading industrial refrigeration solutions Diseño y Mantenimiento de Plantas Frigoríficas (now R&M), based in Valencia. This is UCP’s first investment in Spain, specialising in investments in service companies in the education and lifestyle, business and financial services and health sectors.

R&M has executed some of the largest industrial refrigeration facility design, installation and maintenance projects in Spain, primarily for leading companies in the growing food and logistics sector.

Cuatrecasas counselled UCP with a Barcelona office team formed by M&A partner Kai Christian Fischer (pictured left), Tax partner Andreas Trost (pictured top right), Labour counsel Gregor Erlebach (pictured bottom right), Tax senior associate Marc Amorós and Corporate/M&A associate Ander Portillo.