A LAST HAPPY FOR ANFI
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, February 27, 2025
The other existing partner in ANFI, ANFI INTERNATIONAL (a company affiliated with IFA and whose majority shareholder is the Lopesan Group), has been awarded the final contract in the sale of the company's shares. This operation, recently authorised by the Commercial Court No. 2 of Las Palmas, allows the definitive consolidation of the more than 700 direct jobs for Canarian families who depend on ANFI.
Furthermore, this acquisition represents the first step towards undertaking an ambitious multi-million euro investment project, with an investment of over 100 million euros, in addition to the purchase price of the shares. In a first phase, these resources will be used to refloat the company and take it out of the bankruptcy proceedings in which it has been since 2021 due to cash flow problems. Subsequently, once the bankruptcy has been overcome, the company will be updated and new investments will be made to maintain the ANFI complexes in the reference place they have always occupied within the tourism sector.
Financial Support for the Santana Cazorla Group
In conjunction with the acquisition of ANFI, a proposal for an agreement has been submitted for the Santana Cazorla Group, SL, with the financial backing of IFA. This plan seeks to allow payment to the company's creditors and guarantee its viability through the capitalization of credits. All of this, of course, will depend on the majority acceptance of the creditors and the approval of the judge.
Commitment to Investment in the Canary Islands
These investments are part of the strategy of the Lopesan Group, which has always considered the Canary Islands as a priority destination within its investment policy. In this way, it is ensured that a significant part of the company's profits return to the local economy through the creation of jobs and new tourist infrastructure.
In addition to the rescue of ANFI, the group has two other investment projects planned in Gran Canaria simultaneously:
A new hotel in Meloneras, with approximately 1.000 rooms, which will generate around 1.000 direct jobs and more than 2.000 indirect jobs.
A hotel in Mogán, with around 250 rooms, which will create 200 direct jobs and 400 indirect jobs.
The aim of these investments is to maintain the competitiveness of the Canary Islands as a top-level tourist destination, ensuring that its standards of quality and excellence continue to be a benchmark at an international level.
International expantion
Outside the archipelago, the Lopesan Group is also carrying out important investments, including:
A new project in Playa Bávaro (Dominican Republic), one of the most sought-after tourist areas in the Caribbean.
The renovation and reopening of the iconic Hotel Miguel Ángel in Madrid, an emblematic establishment in the Spanish capital.
With these initiatives, Lopesan reinforces its commitment to innovation, growth and the consolidation of its assets in the global market, while guaranteeing the development and stability of the tourism sector in the Canary Islands.
