Peruvian Ransa stretches into Colombia

Peruvian logistics firm Ransa, part of Grupo Romero, bought Colombian cold food transporter Frigorificos Colombianos (Colfrigos) in its first expansion into the country. Ransa paid private equity firm Altra Investments $24.7m for the 93.1% stake in the firm, which has an enterprise value of $40.8m. Scotiabank was sole advisor to Ransa on the acquisition, which was closed in December.