After years of uncertainty, the tourist icon Anfi, based in the south of Gran Canaria, sees a promising future. The recent award of the shares to ANFI Inter, a company linked to IFA and controlled by the Lopesan Group, represents a definitive respite for more than 700 Canarian families whose livelihood depends on the company.
The outcome, authorized by the Commercial Court No. 2 of Las Palmas, marks the beginning of an ambitious investment plan of more than 100 million euros, which will serve not only to refloat ANFI and get it out of the bankruptcy proceedings in which it has been mired since 2021, but also to modernize its facilities and guarantee its positioning within high-end tourism.
A Forward-Looking Rescue Plan
The operation has not been limited to ANFI. At the same time, a proposal for an agreement has been presented to the Santana Cazorla Group, SL, with financial support from IFA, in search of its viability through the capitalization of credits. Everything will depend on the support of the creditors and judicial approval, but the horizon seems clear for what was once one of the main tourist promoters of the archipelago.
Canary Islands, Epicenter of Investment
The Lopesan Group's commitment to the Canary Islands is evident. In addition to ANFI, the company plans to build a 1.000-room hotel in Meloneras, which will generate around 3.000 direct and indirect jobs, and another in Mogán with 250 rooms, which will boost employment in the area with more than 600 new jobs.
This commitment does not stop at the islands. Lopesan is also looking abroad with investments in Playa Bávaro (Dominican Republic) and the long-awaited reopening of the Hotel Miguel Ángel in Madrid, a benchmark for hospitality in the Spanish capital.
This business move not only saves ANFI, but also strengthens the position of the Canary Islands as a tourist destination of excellence. With Lopesan at the helm, ANFI's history is being rewritten with a chapter that promises growth, stability and, above all, a future where uncertainty gives way to prosperity.
