Monday 26 January 2026
Rekeep Portugal is born
The Rekeep Group has acquired 60% of Euromex Facility Services, entering the Portuguese market.
The Rekeep Group has acquired, through its subsidiary Rekeep World, 60% of the share capital of the Portuguese company Euromex Facility Services Lda, which operates in the facility management sector and specializes in hygiene and cleaning services for healthcare buildings.
Following the acquisition the Company will then take on the new company name Rekeep Portugal Lda, and Ricardo Cerqueira, Chief Executive Officer and significant shareholder of the Company with a 40% stake, will retain his role while Federico Gandino, General Manager of Rekeep World, will take on the office of Chairman.
Founded in 1991 and based in Porto, the Company is one of the leading operators in the sector in Portugal, thanks to its established specialization in services for public entities and healthcare facilities, with long-term relationships with some of the major hospitals in the country. In the 2025 financial year, the Company, which employs approximately 3,000 people, recorded revenues of approximately Euro 30 million, 80% of which came from contracts with public entities, and 20% from the healthcare sector.
The transaction is a further milestone in the Group's international growth and development, continuing its strategy of expansion in key foreign markets through partnerships with local companies with strong regional roots, a highly-regarded management team, and specific expertise in facility management, as well as through winning public and private tenders. Furthermore, the entry in the Portuguese market further strengthens the Group's international positioning, which at present already generates approximately 25% of its consolidated turnover abroad, and enhances its footprint in the healthcare industry, which is a key business segment characterized by high quality, organizational, and technological standards.
Claudio Levorato, Chairman of Rekeep S.p.A., commented: "This transaction is a further step forward in the international growth of the Rekeep Group, and confirms the effectiveness of our development model, based on exporting Italian expertise in facility management. Portugal is a market with very interesting characteristics, particularly in the healthcare sector, where our experience and organizational know-how can bring significant added value. As we have done in other countries, we intend to work closely with local management in this case too, leveraging their expertise and supporting them with the planning and control capabilities developed by our Group in over 80 years of business."
As part of the transaction, the Rekeep Group was assisted by EY Parthenon for financial and tax due diligence, and by Abreu Advogados law firm for legal issues and the drafting of the investment agreement. Euromex was assisted by PwC M&A Advisory for the financial matters of the agreement, and by Cuatrecasas Sociedade de Advogados law firm for legal issues.
