Through venture capital firms such as Eral or Olisan and with the investment arm of Everwood Capital, executive Juan José Andrés Álvez weaves a dense corporate network spanning more than 20 transport operators, customs and forwarding businesses across Spain, as evidenced by the recent appointment of Antonio Méndez Nombela as a proxy at the Canary Islands firm Martín e Hijos in July 2026.
In 2019, Marítimas Reunidas (Maresa) and Martín e Hijos created a major logistics services operator via a merger. The deal was driven by Somar (the sole shareholder of Martín e Hijos at the time) and AKANA Logistics, an investment group that would provide the new company with the financial capacity needed to optimize its human and technological resources, bringing experience in managing this kind of merger to the project. AKANA Logistics and SOMAR were the shareholders of the new group with the intention of growing steadily. In 2020, Nexxus Iberia entered the shareholding of the Maresa Logística group. In June 2024, Everwood acquired a majority stake in Maresa.
In the background of the transport and logistics sector in the Canary Islands, one of the most ambitious corporate consolidation operations of the decade is under way. The maneuver combines the financial muscle of Everwood Capital’s specialized fund with the corporate structure of investment vehicles such as Somar Capital (previously controlled in equal parts by Antonio Martín and part of the Socas family), Eral Capital SCR or Olisan Capital SCR. Leading this institutional setup is executive Juan José Andrés Álvez, who currently holds 36 active roles in 23 operating companies in the sector, including Somar.
The most recent move on this board has been Everwood Capital’s majority acquisition of Altair Consultores Logísticos to merge it with Maresa Logística (acquired previously in 2024). The integration of the two firms has given rise to a Spanish capital freight-forwarding giant with consolidated revenues of €160 million and more than 500 professionals on its payroll. The new entity will be led by Antonio Méndez Nombela —so far the general director of Altair— as chief executive officer, while Antonio Fernández Valle will take on the National Director of forwarding role.
The operation aims to position the new group as a dominant operator in connections with the Canary Islands archipelago (both groupage and full loads), while at the same time strengthening its presence in key infrastructure such as Madrid, Barcelona, Tenerife, Las Palmas, Seville, Cádiz, Gijón and Irún to compete head-on with major multinational forwarders.
The corporate web: from customs to industrial cold
The map drawn by the management of Andrés Álvez and Somar Capital —where executives linked such as Pablo Barahona Esteban, Gonzalo Bonilla Astigarraga, Francisco José Diego Solís or Rafael Escario Atucha feature— covers all branches of the supply chain. The strategy is not limited to traditional forwarding; it is also backed by a policy of absorbing niche specialists to cover everything from customs management to refrigerated transport and international urgent messaging.
Only during the first months of 2026, the Mercantile Registry has recorded a steady stream of appointments to the boards of directors and joint administrations of key operators: entry at the top of Altair Consultores Logísticos and Nalon Logistics (April and March 2026), reinforcing the previous structure around Atlas Customs and Customs Intelligent Express Services. Taking on joint administration roles in firms such as Transmol BO (July 2026), Transaur (July 2026) and MBCold Logistics (May 2026), focused on temperature-controlled logistics and land transport. Integration under the same control structure of Hirutrans Garraioak SL, Trans-Pan Europa SL, Arin Express SL, Castril Logistics SL, Agsa Logistics SL and Transportes Cruz SL, formalized between late 2025 and early 2026.
The model promoted by Everwood is not aimed at merely liquidating the acquired companies; instead, it seeks to group them into a high-efficiency holding. Keeping the management teams and the selling party’s stake in the shareholdings —as agreed in the purchase of Maresa— is intended to ensure operational continuity and the customer portfolio, while providing from the parent company the financial “breathing room” needed to carry out digital transformation and adapt to ESG standards.
The constitution of the board of directors in companies such as Altair Logística or Nalon Logística, where Andrés Álvez, Barahona Esteban, Bonilla Astigarraga, Escario Atucha and the entity Somar Capital sign together, shows the existence of unified leadership that acts as a hinge between the private management of assets (private equity) and port, airport and land operations. With revenues comfortably above €160 million after the latest acquisitions, the network built around Maresa and Somar Capital and their allied vehicles is consolidating as one of the fastest-growing players in the Canary Islands logistics map.
The article “Puerto de Las Palmas y Tenerife: Lo que hay entre Everwood, Maresa y Somar Capital en el puerto de Las Palmas” was first published on canarymaritime.com.
