Top UK Port Operator’s £10 Billion Sale Draws KKR, GIP, DP World
A crane loads a shipping container on to a freight wagon at an Associated British Ports terminal in Birmingham, UK.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/BloombergThe sale of the controlling stake in Associated British Ports has attracted initial interest from potential bidders including KKR & Co. as well as BlackRock Inc.’s Global Infrastructure Partners, according to people familiar with the matter.
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Dubai-based port operator DP World Ltd. are also planning to study the asset, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private.