Zara founder buys UK warehouse leased to Amazon for $108 million: report
ReutersOct 14, 2025 9:44 AM
MADRID, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Zara founder Amancio Ortega's investment vehicle Pontegadea Inversiones has agreed to acquire PLP's Knowsley warehouse in Britain, near Liverpool, for £81 million ($107.50 million), Place North West real estate news website reported on Monday.
Pontegadea declined to comment on the matter.
The 850,000 square-foot (78,967 square metres) warehouse has been rented by Amazon AMZN.O since 2022, according to PLP's website.
Ortega's investment vehicle bought in 2023 an Amazon logistics centre in Dublin, Ireland, for $245 million.
In Britain, Pontegadea in July acquired a 49% stake in Brookfield’s ports business.
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