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.
Harim not to acquire Korea’s top container shipper HMM
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2024 – HMM’s creditors have decided against selling Korea’s largest container shipping company,...
U.S. Taylor Group acquires CVS Ferrari, Piacenza
Piacenza, Italy (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – U.S. Taylor Group has acquired 85% of CVS Ferrari, a company based in Roveleto di Cadeo, Piacenza. The...
Noatum completes acquisition of Sesé Auto Logistics
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – Noatum has completed the acquisition of 100% of the capital of Sesé Auto Logistics for 81 million...
Cargotec to demerge Kalmar business
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – The Board of Directors of Cargotec Corporation has approved a demerger plan for its Kalmar and Hiab...
H2V and Vallourec sign partnership agreement
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, and H2V, part of the SAMFI-Invest group, have...
BlackRock to acquire GIP, port terminal changes
New York, USA (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Earlier this month, BlackRock, Inc. agreed to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading...
Egypt cancels listing of port companies
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Egyptian government will abandon the temporary listing of the Port Said Container and Cargo...
Antitrust authority approves Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The Italian Antitrust authority has approved the Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana. In...
Midolini F.lli acquires majority of Gruppo Servizi Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – Midolini F.lli Spa has acquired Gruppo Servizi Trieste Srl, a company active in the sector of transport...
Cosulich, COSCO buy Novara-based Trasgo
Milan, Novara (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – COSCOS, a joint venture of COSCO and Fratelli Cosulich, has bought Novara-based, trucking and logistics...
Yilport, GS Marítima seek to control Sotagus, Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – Yilport and GS Marítima have notified Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC), the Portuguese competition...
MSC set to buy 50% of Hutchison BEST terminal, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company is fset to acquire 50% of the Barcelona container terminal...
Modalis acquires Altech, France
Aix-en-Provence, France (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – France Modalis Group, expert in intermodal logistics solutions, acquired Altech Engineering to...
Grimaldi takes over Terminal Darsena Toscana in Port of Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) December 22, 2023 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group has acquired Terminal Darsena Toscana in the port of Livorno. The deal is...
Deutsche Bahn to sell DB Schenker
Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is to sell its logistics arm DB Schenker. DB Schenker...
HHLA PLT Italy has acquired Logistica Giuliana, Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – HHLA PLT Italy has acquired Logistica Giuliana srl from ICOP Spa. Logistica Giuliana’s...
AD Ports set to operate Izmir Port, Turkey
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Agreement is likely soon for AD Ports of Abu Dhabi to operate the Turkish port of Izmir (Alsancak)....