Mergers/Acquisition/Privatisation
Mergers/Acquisition/Privatisation describes the consolidation of companies or assets through various types of financial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, state privatisation, consolidations, tender offers, purchase of assets, and management acquisitions. Also includes port privatisation and port concessions which include equity holdings.
Belterra acquires Thessaloniki Port Authority shares
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2025 – Following the submission of a voluntary tender offer by Leonidsport BV on 10 January 2025 for the...
Romeu to acquire container terminals from Gesport in Canary Islands
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2025 – The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved authorization for the Romeu Group...
Thessaloniki Port Authority share price rises after offer
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 18, 2025 – On January 10, the Dutch company LeonidsPort BV, controlled by the Louis Dreyfus family, submitted...
MSC’s interest in Darsena Europa, Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – Last week, it was reported that MSC was interested in a stake in Darsena Europa, a new container...
Louis Dreyfus firm wants 21% of Thessaloniki port shares
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 11, 2025 – A public offer for 21% of the shares of the Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) was submitted on...
AD Ports Group completes integration of Noatum Group assets
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 6, 2025 – AD Ports Group has completed the integration of Noatum Group assets into its corporate structure....
Local organisation opposes “privatisation” of La Savina port, Formentera
La Savina, Formentera, Balearic Islands (Ports Europe) January 6, 2025 – Obra Cultural Balear (OCB) in Formentera has condemned ‘the de facto...
WeBarge to acquire Zeebrugge shipping company PortConnect
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 6, 2025 – The Antwerp inland shipping company WeBarge is to purchase 59% of the Zeebrugge shipping...
Russia consolidates state control over transport and logistics
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 5, 2025 – Forced by Western sanctions to consolidate transport and logistics businesses and bring them under state...
Russia’s Makhachkala port privatized, new owner is a sanctioned billionaire
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) December 27, 2024 – The long-delayed privatisation of Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala has been completed,...
Port of Murmansk acquired Tuloma Marine Terminal
Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) December 21, 2024 – Russia’s Murmansk Commercial Sea Port – MCSP and Murmansk Bulk Terminal – MBT (both...
Rostec gets 25.5% of Astrakhan port
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 10, 2024 – The Kremlin continues to divest government shares in Russian corporations transferring them to...
Portuguese authorities approve Sotagus sale
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) December 9, 2024 – The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) will not oppose the acquisition of Sotagus-Terminal de...
VTTI, Snam finalise acquisition of Adriatic LNG
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2024 – VTTI and Snam have completed the acquisition of shares in Terminale GNL Adriatico S.r.l. (Adriatic LNG),...
Egypt may privatise seaport companies
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 5, 2024 – Local media sources are reporting that the Egyptian government is considering selling equity stakes in...
Romania to end local joint venture with Dutch shipbuilder Damen
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) December 5, 2024 – The local state-owned shipbuilder Santierul Naval 2 Mai Mangalia has agreed to terminate its...
Montenegro considers nationalisation of Port of Adria
Podgorica, Montenegro (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – The Montenegro government is considering bringing the Port of Adria under state control. The port...
LBC Tank Terminals acquires Evolution Terminals, Vlissingen
Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – LBC Tank Terminals has completed the acquisition of Evolution Terminals in Vlissingen. LBC will...
MSC Group completes acquisition of minority stake in HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft SE, a subsidiary of the MSC Group, yesterday announced the...
Deadline for Ilva sale in Taranto could change
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) November 28, 2024 – The deadline to sell the assets of the ILva complex has been pushed back. The deadline for sale is now...