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.
HHLA PLT Italy has acquired Logistica Giuliana, Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – HHLA PLT Italy has acquired Logistica Giuliana srl from ICOP Spa. Logistica Giuliana’s...
Grimaldi signs deal to acquire 67% of Heraklion Port Authority
Heraklion, Greece (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group and the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) have signed the...
AD Ports set to operate Izmir Port, Turkey
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Agreement is likely soon for AD Ports of Abu Dhabi to operate the Turkish port of Izmir (Alsancak)....
North Sea Port invests in Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ Pipelink
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – North Sea Port is to become a minority shareholder in Pipelink, currently a wholly owned subsidiary...
MSC now holds 52.3% of HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company now holds a 92.3% stake in German port operator HHLA-Hamburger...
Axa group interested in minority stake in Vecon terminal, Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – The French insurance group Axa is interested in a minority stake in the Vecon terminal, Port Marghera,...
Russian port on Volga River on sale for €3 million
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – A Volga River port west of Nizhny Novgorod is for sale for the symbolic 300 million rubles (3...
MSC set to acquire Clasquin in France
Paris, France (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Yves Revol and Olymp, controlling shareholders of Clasquin SA, have entered into exclusive negotiations...
Ferry Terminal Barcelona to transfer to Grimaldi
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 5, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has authorized Terminal Ferry Barcelona SL, part of Armas...
Royal Caribbean sells stake in Barcelona Cruise Port to GPH
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed the sale of its minority stake in the cruise concessionaire...
River ports in Russia for sale – 1 euro cent
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – A law simplifying the privatisation of dilapidated and abandoned Russian river ports has been signed by...
Galataport offered to Qatar Investment Authority
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – Dogus Holding (Doğuş Group) is trying to convince the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to buy...
Davidson Kempner acquires Setramar terminal in Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – The investment management company Davidson Kempner has acquired 70% of the Setramar terminal in the...
Consortium awarded sub-concession in Port of Kavala
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – A consortium International Port Investments Kavala has been awarded a contract for a sub-concession at...
HHLA shareholders sell nearly 5.9%
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – Shareholders of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA) have so far offered nearly...
Update: MSC proposed investment in Hamburg’s HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – The proposed investment and offer by global shipping company MSC of Hamburg port logistics company...
MSC and FS Italiane Group to set up intermodal terminal network
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – International logistics and shipper MSC and FS Italiane Group, the state-owned railway holding company,...
HHLA supports MSC investment
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has published a...
ONE completes acquisition of 20% in Rotterdam World Gateway
Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) has completed its acquisition of a 20% stake in Rotterdam World...
One bid received for privatisation of Marina of Argostoli, Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – One bid has been received for the privatisation of Marina of Argostoli, Greece. The bid came from A1...