Best Distressed Investment Platform 2026 – Spain Fencia was established with the purpose of providing access to distressed investment opportunities – an asset class dedicated to the existing debt of financially distressed companies – in particular to small- and medium-sized investors, for whom it has typically been difficult to be involved. However, the firm’s role goes much further than that just providing access: it leverages rigorous screening and analysis for every opportunity, underscored by vast data, knowledge, and expertise. We recently heard more from CoFounders and Partners, David Roig and Alexis Flores to gain deeper insight into Fencia’s work. The Spanish distressed market has seen a significant shift over the past decade – with banks having reduced their non-performing loan (NPL) ratio from around 14% to approximately 2.5%. This has meant a decrease in the volume of large, distressed portfolios available to international investment funds, yet it has also created opportunities for more selective, individual investments. It is here that Fencia sees its role – in a setting of geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility, where distressed investments are backed by real assets such as NPLs and auction award assignments, and inviting opportunities driven by factors that differ from traditional financial markets. Fencia identified a gap for providing access to these investments in a way that embraces complete clarity, by providing the analysis and support needed to understand the risks and the rewards. Since its establishment, Fencia has earned a solid reputation among major investment funds and banks in Spain to market their distressed assets. Notably, this includes small- and medium-sized investors who are seeking access to an asset class that, up until now, has been mostly reserved for major institutional investment funds only. Fencia offers a comprehensive catalogue of services to investors, delivered by leading professionals to ensure clients benefit from specialist expertise and exceptional support and guidance at every stage. Within its advisory team are legal professionals who are committed to staying abreast of the latest legislative developments, while having the experience required to assess judicial processing and identify potential risks throughout the investment process. Keeping values of transparency, accessibility, and expertise at the core of everything they do, David, Alexis and the team aim to make distressed investment opportunities more available, providing clients with advice that is based on their extensive knowledge and experience, and identifying high-quality opportunities to fulfil each investor’s unique investment profile. “We believe the next stage of the Spanish distressed market will be defined by access, information, technology, and expertise.” Fencia utilises cutting-edge technology to complement its expertise. It has developed its own proprietary analytical technology, FENLAB, enhanced by many years of experience in the distressed investment market. The platform is designed to make sophisticated distressed investment analysis more accessible, and it does so by taking into account hundreds of variables, including judicial timelines, collateral appreciation, and thousands of additional data points to bolster investment analysis. “Our objective is to provide investors with analytical capabilities and information that have traditionally been much more readily available to large institutional investors, helping to reduce the information gap between institutional and smaller investors,” David explained. “This combination of technology, data, and specialist expertise allows us to analyse opportunities comprehensively and continuously to improve the quality of the information available to our investors. “For us, digitalisation is not simply about moving an existing process online. It is about using technology to make a traditionally complex and inaccessible investment market more transparent, understandable, and accessible. Ultimately, technology is one of the key pillars of our ambition to make Fencia the place to invest in distressed.” Now, as this innovative firm looks toward the future, it will see the launch of FENLAB, as well as FENACADEMY, a comprehensive training programme created with the aim of informing in detail how distressed investing works and the key legal, financial, and operational elements that are involved in it. “The objective of FENACADEMY is to give anyone interested in distressed investing the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of this asset class before deciding whether it is right for them,” Alexis elaborated. “The programme will also provide access to the Fencia community, creating an ecosystem in which education, analysis, and investment opportunities come together.” David concluded: “Ultimately, our ambition is not simply to provide access to distressed investments, but to give investors the knowledge, technology, and support they need to approach them with greater confidence.” To learn more about Fencia, visit the company website. Contact: David Roig and Alexis Flores Company: Fencia Website: www.fencia.es Alexis Flores and David Roig, co-founders of Fencia
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