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AD Ports Group corporate restructuring and expansion

Overview

AD Ports Group has undergone significant corporate restructuring and international expansion. In early September 2026, L’IMAD, acting through its subsidiary ADQ, cleared conditions for a voluntary cash tender offer to acquire the remaining 24.58 percent stake in AD Ports Group. The offer, valued at approximately $2.13 billion, aimed to consolidate ownership after ADQ already held a 75.42 percent stake.

Following these ownership developments, the company finalized its acquisition of Brazil’s Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura (CLI). Valued at an enterprise value of approximately $835 million (AED 3.1 billion), the transaction represents the largest acquisition in the Group’s history and marks its first strategic entry into the South American market. The deal was completed following regulatory and antitrust approvals from Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) and the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE). CLI was acquired from funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management and IG4 Capital.

Through its international arm, Noatum Ports, AD Ports Group intends to integrate CLI’s facilities—including terminals at the ports of Santos and Itaqui—into its global operations. CLI Sul at the Port of Santos handles sugar, corn, and soybeans, while CLI Norte at the Port of Itaqui serves as a key logistics corridor in Brazil’s ‘Arc of the North’. The Group plans to establish direct trade routes between Brazil and the Abu Dhabi Food Hub via Khalifa Port to facilitate the movement of agricultural commodities.

Entities

AD Ports Group · Macquarie Asset Management · CLI · Brazil · L’IMAD

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    AD Ports Group completes US$ 835 million acquisition of Brazil's CLI

    AD Ports Group has completed its US$ 835 million acquisition of Brazil’s CLI, marking its first entry into South America and its largest acquisition to date.

  2. [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    AD Ports Group completes USD 835 million acquisition of Brazil's CLI

    AD Ports Group has completed its largest-ever acquisition, purchasing Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator CLI for approximately USD 835 million, marking its entry into South America.

  3. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    ADQ clears conditions for $2.13 billion AD Ports Group takeover

    Abu Dhabi's L’IMAD has cleared key conditions for its $2.13 billion offer to take AD Ports Group private through its subsidiary ADQ, with settlement expected by October 9, 2026.

Sources

bairdmaritime.com · bizrapidx.com · businessnewsthisweek.com · businessnewsweek.in · container-news.com · economymiddleeast.com · gulfnews.com · multimodal.org.uk · onlinemediacafe.com · portalportuario.cl · stocknews.com · todologisticanews.com

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