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.
Energia Naturalis set to takeover Luka Ploče
Zagreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) July 8, 2019 – The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) Board of Governors has announced that Energia...
DP World PLC acquires Topaz Energy and Marine including Caspian Sea fleet
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 4, 2019 – DP World PLC has announced the acquisition of 100% of Topaz Energy and Marine Limited from Renaissance...
Consortium acquires Euroports Holdings Group
News Release – Consortium acquires Euroports Holdings Group – June 28, 2019 A consortium consisting of R-Logitech, a subsidiary of Monaco Resources...
Spain’s Ronco y Cía acquires 5.5% stake in Motrilport
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – Spanish consignee and stowage company J. Ronco y Cía Sociedad Limitada, belonging to the Ership group, has...
GMC to acquire Zouros group, a Greek towage company
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – A letter of intent has been signed for GMC to acquire 80% of the assets and operational interests in Zouros...
Buran Energy acquires Tancar hydrocarbon terminal in Cartagena port
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – Duro Felguera, via subsidiary Felguera IHI is to sell Tanques de Cartagena (Tancar) to Buran Energy, a...
MSC to acquire 49% stake in Gruppo Messina
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), through its subsidiary Marinvest, plans to acquire a 49% stake in the...
US-based AGRO Merchants Group buys cold storage facilities at Valencia, Sines, Leixões ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2019 – US-based temperature-controlled storage and logistics company AGRO Merchants Group has completed...
EU Commission clears acquisition of Euroports by MRG, PMV and SFPI-FPIM
News – Commission clears acquisition of Euroports by MRG, PMV and SFPI-FPIM – June 3, 2019 The European Commission has approved the acquisition of...
F2i acquires Porto di Carrara Spa to create a national port freight hub
Carrara, Italy (PortSEurope) May 31, 2019 – Italian infrastructure fund F2i has acquired Gruppo Porto di Carrara Spa (PDC) which owns port terminals in...
Italian investment fund F2i eyes ports sector
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – Italian infrastructure investment fund F2i, led by Renato Ravanelli, could soon sign...
Maersk to enter Traxens’ capital
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 28, 2019 – Maersk plans to join CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as a key shareholder and customer...
GPH set to acquire La Goulette port’s cruise terminal in Tunisia
La Goulette, Tunisia (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – Global Ports Holding said it has been notified by the government of Tunisia that the...
Poland’s OT Logistics to acquire 0.7% stake in Luka Rijeka
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 23, 2019 – Polish group OT Logistics signed an agreement with the Erste fund regarding options for the purchase of Luka...
Eurogate, Contship complete MINTT share acquisition
Tangier Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – Eurogate International GmbH and Contship Italia SpA have completed a transaction to enter the capital...
China’s CSIC sees Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik as gateway to Europe
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) sees Croatia’s Uljanik shipyard as a gateway to Europe,...
Livorno Terminals Srl assumes control of Porto di Livorno 2000
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 6, 2019 – Livorno Terminals Srl, the new company formed by Sinergest, LTM, Moby, and Marinvest, has signed the contract...