4/08/2016

China Cosco Shipping gets Piraeus port majority stake

China Cosco Shipping got its hands on Greece’s largest port, Piraeus, 8 April when it signed a share purchase agreement with the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) to acquire a 67% stake in the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA). The EUR368.5m ($413m) investment is the first cross-border M&A transaction signed by China Cosco Shipping.