During a webinar, advisors said Spanish fishing firm Iberconsa was unlikely to attract Asian buyers because of its scale and operational complexity; instead, private equity interest is stronger, and the firm would need EBITDA above €100 million to draw serious strategic investors
Advisors said pandemic‑related disruptions are pushing salmon farmers to acquire downstream processing and distribution assets to ensure market access, citing Mowi’s vertical integration and noting that Chilean producers facing high freight costs will need to consolidate and integrate with North‑American processors
Ignacio Kleiman asked which company would become the next Cooke, noting that Cooke’s stability comes from diversification across species, currencies and regions, and urging the seafood industry to build more diversified, vertically integrated players to mitigate volatility