China Merchants Port Holdings Acquires Terminal de Contêineres de Paranaguá SA

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. is an entity that is a major conglomerate and is involved in a range of businesses such as port investment and operations and value-added marine logistics services related to the port industry. At present, the company’s investments and operations extend across China’s Coastal areas including Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin, Dalian, Zhanjiang, Xiamen Bay and Taiwan, and internationally in Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Djibouti, Togo, Turkey, the United States and a number of countries in Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean region. China Merchants Port Holdings Co. was incorporated in 1872 and is based in Hong Kong, China.

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.