Mergers and Acquisitions

WFW advises UOG on UACC acquisition and financing 11 January 2021 Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised United Overseas Group Ltd (“UOG”) on the acquisition of United Arab Chemical…

Joint Venture between Premuda and Columbia Shipmanagement The Italian ship-owning Group Premuda, controlled by Pillarstone, the industrial and financial platform that supports the relaunch of companies in temporary difficulty, has…

GEODIS announces the acquisition of PEKAES, significantly increasing its network presence in Poland GEODIS, a world leader in transport and logistics, has reached an agreement with Innova Capital for the…

DBTG and FEPORT sign a MoU to intensify their cooperation Rotterdam, October 6th, 2020 The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) and the International Dry Bulk Terminals…

Thome Group and Carsten Rehder Agree to a Joint Venture The Thome Group and Carsten Rehder have agreed to cooperate in a joint venture. Under the agreement, a new company…

No new virus cases, Minister takes stock; France rules out second lockdown; plus more Good Morning Monaco   –  Friday, July 3, 2020  No new coronavirus cases, Minister takes stock No…

Unaoil managers found guilty of bribery; Remaining stake in Monaco’s Silversea acquired by Royal Caribbean; MORE… Good Morning Monaco Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Former Unaoil managers convicted of Iraq bribery…

North completes integration of Sunderland Marine North P&I Club completes integration of the Sunderland Marine Insurance Company Limited business into parent company The North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association…

Markets struggle in the Sea of Uncertainty amid perplexed global chaos The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) surpassed the 500 points threshold and now stands at 504, which is also two…

Charles Taylor Expands Marine Technical Services Integration of Specialty Marine Surveyors 14 April 2020 – Charles Taylor, the provider of services and technology solutions to the global insurance market, announces the…

HFW Briefing: Distressed Businesses and Merger Control In the current economic climate many businesses may wish to negotiate rescues other than by State aid, for example through acquisitions, mergers, buyouts and/or…

SYVR matchmaking platform and the International Institute of Marine Surveying announce joint initiative After many months of discussion, SYVR, the first open worldwide matchmaking platform between clients and marine surveyors…

MacGregor enhances customer support capability in the Americas MacGregor, part of Cargotec, announces that following the acquisitions of Rapp Marine and TTS in 2018 and 2019 respectively, customers in the…

Nexus Broking Division Xenia Acquires Trade Credit business from Howden UK London, UK, 9 March 2020: Insurance intermediary holding company Nexus Group (“Nexus”) today announces that its independent broking arm, Xenia…

Vestdavit takes control of davit-building partner Tritec Production Leading boat-handling systems supplier Vestdavit has announced the acquisition of Tritec Production. The acquisition covers a complete steel fabrication, engineering and construction…

Witt O’Brien’s expands crisis communications services with acquisition of Navigate WASHINGTON, DC / LONDON / SINGAPORE, February 26, 2020 Witt O’Brien’s, LLC, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) (“SEACOR”), announced today the…

KPI Bridge Oil agrees merger with OceanConnect Marine LONDON, 24 February 2020: KPI Bridge Oil today announced that it has agreed to acquire OceanConnect Marine. Subject to the receipt of…

West P&I to acquire stake in Nordic Marine Insurance Agreement to extend specialist NMI products to West Members and other ship operators The West of England P&I Club has announced that it…

Svitzer acquires Port Towage Amsterdam Crew, staff, and vessels retained as Svitzer acquires total ownership of joint venture with Iskes, delivering on 2025 growth strategy Amsterdam, 20 December 2019 – Svitzer,…

Navis to acquire Jade Logistics, enhancing mixed cargo offerings Navis to Acquire Assets of Jade Logistics, Provider of Terminal Operating System for Mixed Cargo Terminals Oakland, CA — December 9,…

Oslo Børs and Hegnar Media join forces to provide webcast services Euronext Corporate Services and Hegnar Media Videoproduksjon today announced a partnership to bring Euronext webcast services to the Norwegian…

Consolidation remains high on the boardroom agenda in the UK & Ireland logistics & supply chain management sector With EU-related uncertainty unresolved, domestic transactions are dominating the market UK transaction…

Simpson Spence Young partners with tech firm Signal Ocean International shipbroker Simpson Spence Young and Signal Ocean Ltd have announced today (28 October 2019) that they have entered into a strategic…

Blue acquires Maritime Consultancy 20|20 Marine Energy BLUE Insight added to Inspire and Engage practices to provide commercial advisory services and research for business-critical areas that are evolving and disrupting…

LLamasoft Acquires Opex Analytics Forming Applied AI Powerhouse  Combined Company to Transform Enterprise Decision Making by Applying the Power of AI ANN ARBOR, Mich. – October 22, 2019 –  LLamasoft, the leading…