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.
Hungary invests in Trieste port as export guarantee
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 30, 2020 – Hungary’s state-owned Adria Port zrt has purchased 302,000 m² of land at Trieste port to develop a...
EBRD supports first concession project in Ukraine – Kherson seaport
Kherson, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 28, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank’s International...
Agreement signed for concession agreement for Kherson Sea Commercial Port
Kherson, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 26, 2020 – Ukraine has signed the agreement on the concession of the Kherson Sea Commercial Port, the first...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) to increase holding in Interporto Vespucci
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) June 25, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Greek regional port privatisation progressing slowly
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) June 24, 2020 – President of the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis, Konstantinos Hadjimichael, has met with the...
HMM sells half of its holding in Total Terminal International Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 22, 2020 – South Korea’s HMM (previously Hyundai Merchant Marine) is reported to have sold a 50% stake in its...
Ukraine authorities approves text for concession agreements of Olbia and Kherson ports
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 16, 2020 – In an important step towards the development of the Ukrainian port sector, the Minister of Infrastructure...
Text of the concession agreement of Kherson seaport approved – Ukraine government
On Friday, June 12, at a meeting of the Working Group on the harmonization of the provisions of the concession agreement on the project in the Kherson sea...
DP World successfully concludes acquisition of TIS Container Terminal, Ukraine
Dubai-based provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, DP World, with a global network of 123 business units in 54 countries, has announced...
VT Group acquires tanker and bunker business of Boluda Corporación Marítima
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 11, 2020 – The Dutch VT Group is to acquire the tanker business of Boluda Corporación Marítima which includes...
Greece to use digital tool for evaluating portfolio sustainability performance for privatisations
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned assets, has presented a digital tool for evaluating...
Supreme Court of Ukraine unblocks Kherson port privatisation
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 13, 2020 – The Supreme Court of Ukraine has ruled to cancel an early ruling by the Sixth Administrative Court of...
Tenders for the ports of Alexandroupolis-Igoumenitsa set to progress
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Olbia will become first concession port in Ukraine
The seaport “Olvia”, located in Nikolaev, will become the first concession port in Ukraine. We plan to conclude concession agreements with the...
Ellaktor Group subsidiary set to sign Alimos Marina concession
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – Greece is proceeding with the privatisation of the Alimos Marina, south of Piraeus, and a concession...
Copelouzos remains interested in privatisation of Alexandroupolis port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – Alexandroupolis is one of four ports that the Greek state, represented by the Hellenic Republic...
ANIA F2i Fund acquires Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana
News Release – F2i – April 20, 2020 F2i Sgr and Ania, the National Association of Insurance Companies, have announce the acquisition of a majority...