There are countries that have become gold mines for large investors. The Netherlands is one of them and Amancio Ortega he knows it very wellso he doesn’t seem willing to let someone else eat his piece of cake.
The founder of Inditex has just closed a new purchase in the Netherlands: a huge logistics center near the border with Germany for 132 million euros. In less than three years, Pontegadea has invested almost 390 million euros in logistics infrastructure in that country. The reason: controlling Holland is control European logistics.
A logistics center in the heart of Europe. As and as I advanced the dutch environment PropertynNLPontegadea has purchased a logistics center in Sevenum, a city in the southeast of the Netherlands next to the border with Germany. That location is key for the interest of the Ortega real estate agencysince it makes it a strategic point for moving merchandise between northern Europe and the German market, the largest on the continent.
The logistics facility has an area of about 94,000 m2 in total, of which 85,000 m2 correspond to industrial space and another 8,500 m2 are used for offices.
Calvin Klein pays the rent. As is now common, one of the variables that distinguish Pontegadea’s investments is that its properties already have solvent tenants tied to long-term rental contracts. This has historically been the case with all real estate purchases, making Ortega the landlord of large companies like AmazonApple, Google, Spotify and even some Inditex rivals like Primark. This strategy allows Pontegadea to obtain income from the property from day one.
In the case of the new logistics center, its main tenants are the brands Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, two of the best-known brands in the textile sector, and both under the umbrella of the American parent company PVH (Phillips-Van-Heusen). They are brands with financial muscle, which turns the rental into a stable and low-risk income for Pontegadea.
Amancio Ortega insists on logistics. This is not the first time that Pontegadea has set its sights (and its investments) on logistics in the Netherlands. In 2025, the group already purchased a logistics center in Hoofddorp for 145 million euros, leased to the operator GXO and with an area of 67,000 m2, in which it was considered the largest logistics operation closed in 2025.
In 2023, Pontegadea will also acquired a logistics warehouse of 103,000 m3 in Venlo, which had the logistics and transport firm DSV as a tenant. In that case, the deal was closed for 105 million euros.
It is a strategic enclave. According to the DHL Global Connectivity IndexThe Netherlands is the third best connected country in the world in terms of logistics. The port of Rotterdam is the largest on the continent and the gateway for much of the merchandise from Asia and America.
Its infrastructure network, its central geographical position in Europe and its legal framework make it a particularly attractive place for those who want to store and move goods on a European scale.
What the new purchase of Pontegadea denotes is that the Dutch logistics market seems to have gone from being a one-time bet for Ortega, to becoming an investment line recurring for the millionaire.
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