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.
Greek statement on strong investment interest for the Heraklion Port Authority
Joint press release of the Greek Ministries of Finance and Shipping and Island Policy regarding the strong investment interest for the Heraklion Port Authority...
Heraklion Port Authority privatisation sees nine expressions of interest
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) September 19, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), part of the HCAP Group, has announced...
Brittany Ferries and CMA CGM form a partnership in passenger and freight transport
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 14, 2021 – CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Brittany Ferries, the largest ferry...
3 Maj shipyard sale attracts no bids
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) September 2, 2021 – An attempt to sell an 88.27% stake in the 3 Maj shipyard owned by the bankrupt Uljanik group has...
F2i acquires Compagnia portuale di Monfalcone from TO Delta Grop
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2021 – T.O. Delta Group of Trieste has sold Compagnia portuale di Monfalcone to F2i – Fondi italiani per...
Spain’s Renfe takes holding in Leo Express rail company in Czech Republic
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2021 – Renfe, the Spanish state-owned rail company, has acquired a 50% stake in Leo Express, a Czech train...
Hupac acquires 4.16% stake in WienCont
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) August 23, 2021 – Hupac, an intermodal transport in Europe, has acquired a 4.16% stake in the WienCont container terminal,...
Deutsche Post DHL Group to acquire ocean freight forwarding expert J.F. Hillebrand Group
Deutsche Post DHL Group has signed an agreement to acquire up to 100% of J.F. Hillebrand Group AG and its subsidiaries at an equity value of around €1.5...
Alexandroupolis Port Authority receives U.S. Embassy officials
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) August 12, 2021 – The Alexandroupolis Port Authority (OLA) has hosted a visit by the Political Affairs Counselor...
Israel’s Haifa port privatisation expected to attract four bidders – DP World seen as leading the front runner consortium
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) August 10, 2021 – A joint venture between Dubai’s DP World and Israel Shipyards Industries looks like the front runners in the...
A.P. Moller – Maersk to acquire E-commerce Logistics companies in Europe and the US
Today, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has announced the acquisition of Visible Supply Chain Management (Visible SCM), a business-to-consumer (B2C)...
Tanger Med to buy 35% stake in Marsa Maroc from the state
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 29, 2021 – Tanger Med, the operator of the same named port, is to acquire 35% of Marsa Maroc (Société...
Thessaloniki Port Authority – Information circular for the mandatory public tender offer
News – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) – July 28, 2021 Approval and publication of the information circular and commencement of the acceptance...
Grimaldi and Armas Trasmediterranea agreement: Trasmed GLE established
An agreement was signed today in Madrid for the acquisition by Trasmed GLE, the new Spanish company of the Grimaldi Group, of five ferries for the transport of...
Grimaldi finalises Armas Trasmediterránea acquisition
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) July 20, 2021 – Grimaldi has completed the €375 million agreement to acquire assets of the Iberian shipping company...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited acquires 20% of Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company Limited
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) July 19, 2021 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has announced the completion of the acquisition of 20% of the shares in Red...
Submission of expression of interest by six interested parties for the concession of the Kalamaria marina
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF S.A.) announces that six Interested Parties have submitted an Expression of Interest for the concession of...
Uljanik d.d. shipbuilding group to sell stake in 3. Maj shipyard
Zaghreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) July 7, 2021 – Uljanik d.d. shipbuilding group, currently under bankruptcy proceedings, is inviting expressions of...
Turkish Competition Board rules against TIL acquisition of Marport
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – The Turkish Competition Board (Rekabet Kurumu) has published its decision on the acquisition of sole...
European Commission commences Phase II review of the merger between Cargotec and Konecranes
On 1 October 2020, Cargotec Corporation and Konecranes Plc announced that the companies have signed a combination agreement and plan to combine through a...