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.
Luka Koper sells 15.2% stake in Portorož airport operator
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Serbian entrepreneur Miodrag Kostić has taken control of the capital of Slovenian airport...
Alexandroupolis port set to benefit from regional port privatisation
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2019 – This month, the Greek parliament aims to pass legislation to allow the privatisation of a number...
Greek agency selects preferred bidder for €6.2 million Chios marina development
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
European Commission clears a new joint venture by Bergé and GEFCO España
December 12, 2018 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a new joint venture by Bergé Automotive Logistics,...
Bergé, Gefco establish Spain’s largest car logistics operator
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) December 28, 2018 – Spanish companies Bergé and Gefco announced the signing of the agreement to create the leading provider...
Qatar Terminal interested in Black Sea ports
Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – Qatar Terminal Co., Ltd. (QTerminals), the operator of the first phase of Hamad Port in Qatar, is searching...
Greek regional ports of Alexandroupolis and Kavala set to issue concession tenders
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek...
Greek agency requests improved binding offer for Chios marina
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Turkey’s anti-trust authority approves sale of Petlim container terminal to SOCAR
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2018 – Turkey’s competition regulator has approved the sale of APM Terminalleri Liman Isletmeciligi A.S....
Two bids for troubled Uljanik Shipyard expected soon
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) December 13, 2018 – Croatia’s government may receive offers for a strategic partnership in troubled Uljanik Shipyard in...
Serbia launches new tender for sale of Luka Novi Sad
Belgrade, Serbia (PortSEurope) December 12, 2018 – Serbia’s economy ministry has launched a new tender for the privatisation of Luka Novi...
Grupo Alonso acquires Smart Logistics group
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Spanish logistics company Alonso Group has acquired Smart Logistics group, which specialises in...
Government official says Corfu port will not be privatised
Corfu, Greece (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Secretary General for Ports, Port Policy and Maritime Investment Christos Lambridis has said that the...
MSC to assume full control Bettolo Container Terminal independently in Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has said it plans to buy out the shares of Gruppo Investimenti...
One consortium submits bid to operate Chios marina in Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has received one binding offer in the tender to...
Serbia receives no bids in Luka Novi Sad privatisation tender
Novi Sad, Serbia (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Serbia’s government received no bids in a tender for the privatisation of Luka Novi Sad, the...
Croatia has letter of interest in Uljanik from Italy’s Fincantieri
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Croatia’s government has received a letter of interest from Italian group Fincantieri SpA for the...
Palumbo acquires Mondomarine Savona port shipyard
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Following a year of discussions, Palumbo Superyachts has acquired the Mondomarine shipyard in Savona...
Ukraine’s Smart Holding eyes investments in Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Ukrainian group Smart Holding is interested in investing in Croatian troubled shipbuilding group Uljanik...
Privatisation of regional Greek ports progresses through parliament
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – A bill on the ratification of the concession contracts granting port authorities control of their ports...