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.
Ukraine open for the implementation of joint concession projects in the maritime sector with Denmark
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 9, 2021 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and...
Cavotec to refocus business of ports and maritime sector
Lugano, Switzerland (Ports Europe) March 8, 2021 – Cavotec, a global engineering group, headquartered in Lugano, is to divest its airports business and...
CMA CGM to operate the Port of Tripoli, strengthening its Mediterranean position
Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) March 3 – The French shipping and logistics powerhouse CMA CGM Group has said that it acquired all shares of Gulftainer...
CMA CGM acquires TTI Algeciras strengthening its position in the Strait of Gibraltar
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – The French shipping and logistics powerhouse CMA CGM Group said that its CMA Terminals subsidiary has...
Bulgaria: Pre-election rush for port concessions at heavily discounted prices
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 19, 2021 – Eight concessions for large and smaller ports in Bulgaria are to be announced in 2021, according to a new...
Greece launches the tender process for the concession of the marina of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki – January 21, 2021
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has launched an international public competitive tender process for the concession the marina of Kalamaria...
Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge to merge
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – The City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have announced that their respective ports will merge into...
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...
OKKO Group to acquire Kherson crude oil transshipment terminal
Kherson, Ukraine (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – The OKKO Group has bought the Kherson crude oil transshipment terminal and plans to invest up to US$3...
Thessaloniki Port Authority completes 2nd stage of Pier 6 expansion tender
Thessaloniki Port Authority – Press Release – the 2nd stage of the tender for the expansion of Pier 6 is completed – February 5, 2021 The...
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...
CIRCLE announces alliance with Magellan and Circle Connecting EU NewCo are fully operational
Genoa, January 29th, 2021 Circle S.p.A., a company specialized in the analysis and development of automation and digitalization solutions for port and...
DP World makes progress in Haifa port bid
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) January 29, 2021 – Officials in Israel have approved DP World as a bidder in the tender to operate facilities at Haifa port....
Global Ports Holding completes sale of Port Akdeniz, Port of Adria future under consideration
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global independent cruise port operator, has announced that further...
Boluda Towage acquires Dutch Towage & Salvage Company Iskes
Vicente Boluda Ceballos, Boluda Towage SL, and Jim Iskes has today signed in Amsterdam an agreement with the Dutch family-owned Towage & Salvage company,...
Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals to be sold to investors
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, January 18t, 2021 – Crestline Investors, Inc., a global institutional private capital investment management firm, and Blue Ocean...