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Amancio Ortega’s Pontegadea Secures 49% Stake in PD Ports and Eyes Miami Financial Hub

It broadens his portfolio into logistics infrastructure following talks to acquire Miami’s Sabadell Financial Center.

Overview

  • Pontegadea has agreed to buy a 49% stake in UK port operator PD Ports from Brookfield Asset Management, subject to routine regulatory approvals.
  • Brookfield will remain a long-term shareholder and partner, working with Pontegadea to support PD Ports’s future growth.
  • As the statutory authority for the River Tees, PD Ports contributes £1.4 billion annually to Teesside’s economy and sustains 22,000 supply-chain jobs.
  • PD Ports CEO Frans Calje described the deal as a “new and bold chapter” and reaffirmed plans for targeted investments across its UK sites.
  • Pontegadea is in negotiations to purchase Miami’s Sabadell Financial Center from KKR and Parkway for $275 million to expand its premium real estate holdings.