News DeskDubai, UAE – GFH Partners Ltd., a Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC)–headquartered investment manager and the global real estate investment arm of GFH Financial Group, has announced the completion of its co-investment in Cold-Link Logistics, a leading cold storage owner-operator in North America.
The investment was made alongside Slate Asset Management, a global investor focused on essential real estate and infrastructure, and funds managed by Hamilton Lane, a Nasdaq-listed global private markets investment firm, together with a consortium of other institutional co-investors.
Cold-Link Logistics owns and operates a geographically diversified portfolio of nine modern, temperature-controlled facilities across key food and logistics corridors in the United States. The platform offers more than 78 million cubic feet of storage capacity, providing freezer, cooler and ambient storage solutions, supported by value-added services such as case picking, blast freezing, labeling and freight solutions. Its customer base exceeds 250 companies across more than 10 food categories, including long-standing relationships with food producers, distributors and retailers nationwide.
The investment is expected to support Cold-Link’s next phase of growth, including expansion into additional strategic markets across the U.S.
The transaction reflects GFH Partners’ conviction in cold storage as a high-growth and defensive subsector within its broader logistics investment strategy. The U.S. cold storage market continues to benefit from structural tailwinds, including population growth, rising demand for fresh and frozen foods, the rapid expansion of e-grocery, and increasingly stringent food safety and traceability requirements.
Commenting on the transaction, Nael Mustafa, Chief Executive Officer of GFH Partners, said cold storage remains one of the most compelling segments within the logistics ecosystem, driven by essential demand and the need for modern, scalable infrastructure. He added that the partnership with Slate Asset Management, Hamilton Lane and other co-investors aims to support Cold-Link’s growth ambitions while delivering long-term value to institutional investors.
With its modern facility portfolio and customer-centric operating model, Cold-Link Logistics is well positioned to capitalise on these secular trends and deliver resilient, long-term performance across market cycles.
