Mergers & Acquisitions News


CJ Logistics to Merge with Affiliate

Dec 19, 2017

CJ Logistics Corp. (CJL), South Korea’s largest parcel delivery service company under food and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group, will merge with the group’s construction arm, Yonhap said. The merger ratio will be one CJL share for every 0…

KNOT Offshore Acquires Brasil Knutsen

Dec 17, 2017

KNOT Offshore Partners LP announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, KNOT Shuttle Tankers AS, has acquired all of the ownership interests in KNOT Shuttle Tankers 32 AS, the company that owns and operates the shuttle tanker Brasil Knutsen, from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS…

SSY Acquires Bidsted & Co

Dec 17, 2017

British-based ship broker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has acquired Danish dry bulk broker Bidsted & Co. Bidsted & Co, which was founded in 1940, is one of the last few remaining independent shipbrokers in Copenhagen. Bidsted’s chartering…

Det Norske Veritas is DNV GL's Majority Owner Now

Dec 14, 2017

The Foundation Det Norske Veritas (DNV) assumes full ownership of DNV GL and remains committed to Maritime headquarters in Hamburg. Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas (The Foundation) and Mayfair announce the sale of Mayfair’s 36.5% shares in DNV GL Group AS to DNV Holding AS…

Harris Pye Sold to Joulon Group

Dec 14, 2017

The Harris Pye Engineering Group, global specialists in the provision of repairs, upgrades and conversions to the marine, offshore oil and gas, and associated onshore industrial sectors, has been acquired by the Joulon Group. Joulon was created in partnership with KKR…

Kongsberg Digital Acquires a Share of NSG Digital

Dec 13, 2017

Kongsberg Digital and NSG Digital have collaborated since the beginning of 2017 on developing a new logistics system called NSG E2E.Kongsberg Digital is purchasing a 34 percent ownership share in NSG Digital, a subsidiary of the supply base and logistics company NorSea Group…

DP World Increases Stake in Brazilian Port to 100%

Dec 04, 2017

DP World has completed the acquisition of an additional 66.67% stake in Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários (Embraport) in Brazil from Odebrecht Transport (OTP).  This transaction increases DP World’s shareholding to 100% and the terminal will be rebranded to DP World Santos…

Hamburg Süd Remains Hamburg Süd

Dec 01, 2017

Hamburg Süd remains a commercially independent brand under new owner – Significantly greater product range through global service network – Own sales force provides unchanged level of care to Hamburg Süd customers. With yesterday’s (November 30) closing…

CMA CGM Completes Sale of Los Angeles Terminal

Dec 01, 2017

The CMA CGM Group completed today the sale of a 90% equity interest in Global Gateway South terminal (GSS) in Los Angeles (United States) to EQT Infrastructure III (EQT Infrastructure) and its partner P5 Infrastructure (P5), for an Enterprise Value of USD 875 million…

Hapag-Lloyd Completes Integration with UASC

Nov 30, 2017

Hapag-Lloyd successfully completed the integration of UASC into the Group on 30 November 2017.  At a gathering of the shipping company’s global management in Hamburg, Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd AG, said in the afternoon: “Thanks…

Maersk Completes Hamburg Süd Acquisition

Nov 30, 2017

The transaction between Oetker Group and Maersk Line for Maersk Line's acquisition of Hamburg Süd, the German container line, was closed on 30 November 2017. On 1 December 2016, Maersk Line announced its intention to acquire Hamburg Süd…

Teekay Tankers Completes Tanker Investments Acquisition

Nov 27, 2017

Teekay Tankers and Tanker Investments Ltd. (TIL) announced the closing of the previously announced merger of the two companies.  Upon the closing of the merger, each outstanding share of TIL common stock (other than shares held in the treasury…

Cosco Shipping Bids for Cogent

Nov 26, 2017

Cosco Shipping International has issued formal offer documents for its S$1.02 per share bid to privatise Cogent Holdings, reported Business Times. Cosco said that acceptances of the offer must be received no later than 5.30pm on Jan 5.…

TOP Ships Acquires MR Tanker

Nov 26, 2017

TOP Ships has acquired all of the outstanding shares of PCH77 Shipping Company Limited, a Marshall Islands company that owns a new building contract for M/T Eco California from an entity affiliated with the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer…

MPC Container Ships Acquires Fleet Worth $130

Nov 26, 2017

The Oslo, Norway-based MPC Container Ships AS has entered into a commitment to acquire a fleet of feeder container vessels with a total purchase price of USD 130 million. MPC Container Ships was formed in April 2017. Its main activity is…

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