Emergent Cold Latin America Launches with $450M Raise and Acquires IQF Facility in Piura, Peru

Emergent Cold Latin America Acquires Polo Logístico de Frio

May 2, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent LatAm) has acquired Polo Logístico de Frio (PLF), marking Emergent's entry into Uruguay. The deal adds a refrigerated storage facility near the Port of Montevideo to Emergent's regional network and the company plans to expand the PLF facility to up to double its current size to enhance cold-chain logistics services.

Emergent Cold Latin America Acquires Bajo Cero Frigoríficos in Mexico

September 14, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent Cold LatAm) has acquired Bajo Cero Frigoríficos, a Mexican refrigerated storage operator with three facilities in Irapuato, Villagrán and León and more than 37,000 pallet positions. The transaction represents Emergent Cold LatAm's entry into Mexico and expands its cold‑storage network across Latin America; Bajo Cero's managing director Fernando León Rodriguez will continue to run the business.

Emergent Cold LatAm Acquires Frimosa Paraguay from Frigorífico Modelo

April 3, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America has acquired the temperature-controlled storage facility in Asunción, Paraguay (Frimosa Paraguay) from Frigorífico Modelo. The acquisition adds a modern 8,400-pallet cold storage site — plus land for expansion — to Emergent Cold LatAm’s regional network as part of its geographic expansion across Latin America.

Emergent Cold Latin America Acquires Bodegas Frias

May 16, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America has acquired Bodegas Frias, the largest third-party refrigerated storage operator in Guatemala, adding roughly 20,000 pallet positions across three facilities in Palín, Villa Nueva and Xela. The deal marks Emergent Cold LatAm's entry into Guatemala and expands its regional cold‑chain footprint as part of an ongoing Latin America growth strategy.

Emergent Cold Latin America Acquires Frigometro (Frigorífico Metropolitano)

April 26, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent LatAm) has acquired Frigorífico Metropolitano (Frigometro), Colombia's leading cold storage operator, adding four refrigerated warehouses and ~29,000 pallet positions to Emergent LatAm's network. The deal represents Emergent LatAm's entry into Colombia and expands its refrigerated logistics platform across Latin America; Frigometro's management will remain in place to support continuity and growth.

Lineage Logistics Acquires Ontario Refrigerated Services to Launch Canadian Platform

July 23, 2020

Logistics & Distribution

Lineage Logistics signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario Refrigerated Services, a family-operated cold storage provider with four facilities in the Greater Toronto market, marking Lineage's entry into Canada. The deal, made in partnership with CapCold Group Inc. (formed by Robert and Patrick Molyneux), adds ~510,000 sq ft (16.2 million cubic feet) and ~100,000 pallet positions of refrigerated capacity; financial terms were not disclosed.