Savvidis Group
Savvidis Group is a Greek conglomerate with a diversified portfolio of businesses, including agriculture, energy, manufacturing, media, real estate, and sports. The group was founded by Ivan Savvidis, a businessman and former politician. Savidis (Savidi, Savvidis) has been embroiled in numerous scandals and controversial situations in recent years. The owner of the Greek PAOK football club, hotels and a former member of the Russian State Duma, according to an investigation, has transferred hundreds of thousands of euros to structures working against a change of the name of neighbouring Northern Macedonia. He also participates in the manufacture of cigarettes and sugar and is seen as one of the most powerful investors in Northern Greece.
Who wants what in Greek ports’ privatisation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2020 – Greece’s ports are becoming a geopolitical and financial playground that has drawn interest from all...
Second stage of tender for expansion of Thessaloniki port Pier 6 completed
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – The submission of binding financial and technical offers for the second stage – Call for...
Controversial Russian businessman, close to Putin, to control Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 5, 2021 – Russian billionaire of Greek origin and born in Georgia, Ivan Savidis, has acquired the 47% stake...
Aggressive Balkan expansion of Thessaloniki Port starts with an intermodal dry port in Sofia
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 13, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has started a hinterland expansion with its first intermodal...
Analysis – Thessaloniki port seeks exit from Piraeus shadow; Chinese and Russian interests
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 19, 2019 – After acquiring 67% of the second largest Greek port of Thessaloniki in March 2018, the consortium of new...
Thessaloniki Port privatisation sent to Court of Auditors for approval
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2017 – The file of the preferred investor for the privatisation of the Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A....
Thessaloniki port privatisation stalls
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – At the end of June, the consortium of Deutsche Invest Equity Partners, Belterra Investments and...
CMA CGM interested in Thessaloniki privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – The Greek government privatisation agency HRADF (TAIPED) is managing the process of privatising 67%...