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.
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,...
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...
MSC publishes voluntary public takeover offer for HHLA
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has published its voluntary public takeover offer for Hamburger...
Grimaldi completes acquisition of Igoumenista port, Greece
Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – Italy’s Grimaldi has completed the acquisition of Igoumenista port, Greece, as part of the...
Noatum sells stake in Barcelona Container Depot Service Group
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – Noatum has sold its 27.9% stake in Barcelona Container Depot Service Group for €11 million. Noatum is...
Thessaloniki Port Authority: Strategic Investment in the Port of Volos
Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA S.A.): Strategic Investment in the Port of Volos – Thessaloniki, October 4, 2023 On September 28, 2023, the Board of...
MSC acquires about 50% in Italo, a private high-speed rail operator
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a stake of approximately...
Noatum acquires Sesé Auto Logistics for €81 million
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – Noatum is set to acquire Sesé Auto Logistics for €81 million. Sesé Auto Logistics is a finished...
Romania wants to buy Moldova’s inland port of Giurgiulesti
Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) October 2, 2023 – The Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Ciolacu, has said that Romania should purchase the Moldovan...
Thessaloniki Port Authority is preferred investor for Volos Port sale
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) September 28, 2023 – Following the unsealing, Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) is the preferred investor with an offer...