Adani closing in to buy Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s Gopalpur Ports in Odisha
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, India’s biggest maritime company by market capitalisation, is in advanced talks to acquire Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s (SP) Gopalpur Ports in Odisha for up to Rs 1,100-1,200 crore in equity value as part of a neatly woven string-of-pearls strategy that involves owning considerable facilities along both the eastern and western water margins.
If successful, this will be Adani Port’s sixth acquisition of a multi-purpose facility on the eastern coast, where it already has approximately 247 million tonnes (MT) of capacity. The due diligence process is currently on, people aware of the talks told ET. SP Ports Maintenance holds 56% of Gopalpur Ports.