BlackRock consortium agrees $22.8bn ports deal with CK Hutchison

BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners and Terminal Investment will control the two ports in the Panama Canal; the deal includes ports in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East, but not in Hong Kong or mainland China. CK Hutchison's co-managing director Frank Sixt said the deal "is purely commercial in nature".

BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners GIP and Terminal Investment the consortium are set  acquire the 90% interest of Hutchinson Port Holdings' HPH in Panama Ports Company which owns and operates the ports of Balboa picutred and Cristobal in Panama. 

In addition, the consortium will acquire CK Hutchison’s 80% controlling interest in subsidiary and associated companies owning, operating and developing a total of 43 ports comprising 199 berths in 23 countries, under subsidiary HPH. The Hong Kong-headquartered group has ports in Asia, including in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, in Brsibane and Sydney in Australia and the Middle East, including Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates....

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