Dubai: Dubai-listed courier Aramex , partly owned by Abu Dhabi state investor ADQ, is in advanced talks to buy Turkish delivery company MNG Kargo, three sources said.
The potential deal, which one of the sources familiar with the matter said could be worth as much as $500 million.
One of the sources said the talks were at an advanced stage and a second said the pair were engaged in due diligence.
“As a matter of course, we do not comment on rumour or speculation,” an Aramex spokesperson said.
MNG Kargo declined to comment.
Aramex, in which ADQ bought a 22.25 per cent stake last year, announced this week it has split its core businesses to capture growth in the post-COVID-19 transportation and logistics industry.
As part of the reshuffle, it has created a new regional structure and appointed a chief strategy officer to head its international expansion and merger and acquisition plans.
Established in 2003, MNG Kargo is one of the leading courier services companies in Turkey, owned by private equity firm Turkven and the Sancak family since 2017. The company has over 850 branches and more than 11,000 employees.
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan held talks with UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan last month which included economic cooperation and UAE investment in Turkey.
Abu Dhabi conglomerate International Holding Co, of which Sheikh Tahnoun is chairman, is seeking investment opportunities in Turkey, its chief executive officer told Reuters last month.
