Adani Ports to buy 95% of Odisha's Gopalpur Port for $162 million: What we know so far on the deal
Hindustan TimesAdani Ports said that it will buy a 95% stake in Odisha's Gopalpur Port for an equity value of 13.49 billion rupees. As per the deal- whose enterprise value is ₹30.80 billion, Adani Ports will purchase a 56% stake in Gopalpur Port from real-estate conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji Group and a 39% stake from Orissa Stevedores. Karan Adani, managing director at Adani Ports, said, “GPL will add to the Adani Group's pan-India port network, east coast vs west coast cargo volume parity and strengthen APSEZ's integrated logistics approach.” The port handles dry bulk cargo, including iron ore, coal, limestone, ilmenite, and alumina. Shapoorji Pallonji Group announced the sale of Gopalpur Port to Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd marking the second port divestment in the last few months from the real estate conglomerate which had earlier sold its Dharamtar Port to JSW Infrastructure Limited for ₹710 crore.