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Within the end of the Native-born summer the Belgian group Katoen will obtain the control of Interporto Rivalta Scrivia
Agreement in order to acquire until 90.215% of the capital of the interportuale society
June 7, 2012
The Belgian group Katoen Native-born will acquire the control of the Interporto Rivalta Scrivia Spa, society of the group Beans that work from 1966 the interportuale logistic pole of Rivalta Scrivia that is constituted in order to equip Genoa of a "dry port" beyond Apennines, in province of Alexandria. Last Tuesday the Belgian company and Beans Finance Spa, holding of the Italian group that is operating in the field of the special transports and in the activities of raising, have stipulated a binding agreement based on which Katoen Native-born will be able to acquire 90.215% of Interporto Rivalta Scrivia. According to the terms of the understanding, the Belgian group would have to be able to acquire in definitive way the control of the interportuale society within the end of the summer.
The group Beans has explained that "the procedure of dismissione of Interporto Rivalta Scrivia Spa is characterized by a lively competitive context, managed from Meliorbanca Spa in financial qualities of advisor of the group Finance Beans. The Katoen group Native-born - it has explained the Italian society - has been favorite respect to other potential investor being one of the main operators of logistics world-wise and exactly having the same model of business adopted from Interporto Rivalta Scrivia Spa. The Katoen group Native-born moreover has demonstrated, during all the duration of the competitive procedure, a detail commitment, is in industrial terms that financial, considering this operation absolutely strategic in order to strengthen the Native-born presence of the Katoen group in the South Europe".
Interporto Rivalta Scrivia anticipates a turnover consolidated of about 50 million euros. To Rivalta, near Tortona, the company work on an area of beyond 1,2 million square metres exactly to the center of the triangle that connects Milan, Turin and Genoa. Interporto Rivalta Scrivia is partner of the Gavio group in joint venture Rivalta 50:50 Terminal Europe Spa (RTE), that it represents the widening of the logistic pole of Rivalta and that possesses an area of 1,2 million square metres.
The Katoen Belgian Native-born is present in Italy with the branch Katoen Native-born Italy Srl with center to Cremona. The Katoen group Native-born is associate with the same group Beans and with Sograf Srl, Lameri Spa and Cop. Dharma of the Polo Logistico Port of Cremona Srl, society that has adjudicated the concession for cargo handling on an area of about 80.000 square metres called Polo Logistico di Cavatigozzi in the port of Cremona.
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