AD Ports Group has acquired Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura, a Brazilian logistics and infrastructure company, in a transaction worth more than AED 3 billion. The Abu Dhabi Media Office described it as the group's largest transaction to date.
Extending a global network
The acquisition deepens AD Ports Group's presence in Latin America and adds to a portfolio that already spans ports, economic zones, logistics and maritime services across multiple continents. The Abu Dhabi-listed group has pursued an aggressive international expansion in recent years, acquiring and partnering with operators across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia as it builds an integrated trade and logistics platform.
Buying into established infrastructure in a major economy gives the group an immediate operating footprint rather than building from scratch, a strategy it has used repeatedly to enter new markets quickly.
Why Brazil
Brazil is one of the world's largest exporters of agricultural commodities and minerals, and its logistics corridors are critical to moving those goods from the interior to ports and on to global markets. By taking control of corridor infrastructure, AD Ports Group positions itself along trade flows that connect South America with Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
The deal aligns with Abu Dhabi's wider strategy of investing in the physical backbone of global trade — ports, terminals, rail and logistics parks — as a way to diversify the emirate's economy beyond oil and to capture value from the movement of goods worldwide. For AD Ports Group, a record-sized acquisition signals both the scale of its ambitions and the central role logistics now plays in Abu Dhabi's economic diversification.