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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.

Privatisation tender for Turkey’s Taşucu port delayed to November 2

Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Türkiye Denizcilik Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkish Maritime Organization) has said that the privatisation...

Executive Director of TAIFED visits port of Lavrio

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Mars Xenofos, Executive Chairman of The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF),...

USPA invites investors to tender for concession projects in Olbia and Kherson ports

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) to to present a number of concession projects in Olbia...

Alexandroupolis port privatisation will go ahead in November

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Speaking at the traditional Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) interview, Prime Minister...

Gefco completes acquisition of Spain’s GLT

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – France’s Gefco, a global player in industrial logistics and automotive logistics, has completed the...

Feasibility study of Olvia and Kherson ports presented to labour unions and local authorities

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – Pilot concession projects in Ukrainian ports are feasible and economically feasible – this...

Greek privatisation president visits Chios port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – Aris Xenophon, Executive Director of The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF/TAIPED),...

Greece’s HRADF now focuses on third phase of port privatisation

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) is now focused on the third phase of the privatisation...

Greece plans next stage of ports privatisation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

Croatian financial watchdog approves buyout bid for shipbuilder Viktor Lenac

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – Croatian financial watchdog HANFA has given the green light to the launch of a buyout bid for local...

Naviera Armas to cede part usage of Motril port passenger terminal

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2018 – Naviera Armas SA has been asked to cede part of the Motril passenger terminal in the Levante dock to the...

Italy’s Fincantieri to acquire ICT company Vitrociset

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has said it signed an agreement to acquire a 98.54% stake in the capital of...

Rimorchiatori Riuniti acquires Capieci

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2018 – Rimorchiatori Mediterranei, part of Rimorchiatori Riuniti Srl, has acquired Capieci Navigazione,...

Tender for Alexandroupoli port privatisation set for autumn

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 29, 2018 – The opening of the tender procedure for the divestment of activities at the port of Alexandroupoli,...

STX France renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique

Nantes-St.Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The STX France shipyards have been renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique, a name previously...

Dutch shipbuilder Damen assumes control of Romania’s Mangalia shipyard 

Mangalia, Romania (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Dutch shipbuilder Damen has said it assumed the operational control of the Mangalia shipyard in Romania. The...

Italy’s Moby, Tirrenia merger not to lead to workforce downsizing

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The merger of Italian ferry companies Moby and Tirrenia will not lead to any negative effects on the number of...

Marina Barcelona 92 acquires remaining 51% stake in Blohm+Voss La Ciotat

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – Marina Barcelona 92 (MB92) has announced that following the approval from La Ciotat Shipyards (SEMIDEP),...

Hapag-Lloyd interested in Tanger Med container terminal stake

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 15, 2018 – Bremen-based Hapag-Lloyd AG, the shipping company, is looking to acquire a share in a container...

Livorno port picks equity partner in passenger traffic operator Porto di Livorno 2000

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) July 13, 2018 – Livorno port has said a consortium led by Italian company Sinergest Olbia SpA presented the best offer for...

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