Adani Ports Evos acquisition: APSEZ to buy Europe's Evos at EUR 2.56 billion enterprise value
Adani Ports Evos acquisition: APSEZ will buy 100% of Dutch liquid storage firm Evos at a EUR 2.56 billion enterprise value, in cash and funded by debt.
Adani Ports Evos acquisition: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has agreed to buy 100% of Evos B.V., a Netherlands-based liquid storage operator. The deal values Evos at an enterprise value of EUR 2.56 billion. APSEZ disclosed the agreement to the exchanges on November 5, 2026.
APSEZ said it was chosen as the winning bidder in a competitive process. It is buying Evos from F.S. Amelia S.a r.l. and Evos Manco B.V. The media release names the seller as Igneo Infrastructure Partners. Payment will be in cash, and the deal will be funded by debt.
Adani Ports Evos acquisition: key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Stake | 100% of Evos B.V. |
| Enterprise value | EUR 2,558 million (about EUR 2.56 billion) |
| Equity value | EUR 1,184 million, subject to closing adjustments |
| Valuation | 11.7 times 2025 EV/EBITDA |
| Payment | All cash, funded through debt |
| Expected completion | Within 15 months from November 5, 2026 |
| Approvals | Regulators in India and abroad; works council consultation |
The investor presentation shows EUR 1,374 million of net debt and debt-like items, including EUR 289 million of shareholder debt. That is the gap between the enterprise value and the equity value. MUFG is the sole underwriter and has committed financing of up to EUR 2.8 billion.
What Evos does
Evos stores and handles liquid products such as petrol, diesel, marine fuel and jet fuel. It also handles transition fuels like sustainable aviation fuel, biofuels, methanol and bioethanol. It does not own the products it stores.
The company calls Evos Europe’s second-largest independent liquid storage operator. It runs eight port terminals in five countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Malta. Total storage capacity is 6.3 million cubic metres, and it handled 37 million tonnes in 2025.
| Evos (EUR million) | CY2023 | CY2024 | CY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | 323 | 367 | 392 |
| EBITDA | 166 | 200 | 219 |
| EBITDA margin | 51% | 54% | 56% |
EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. APSEZ noted that Evos’s 56% margin is above the 44.8% margin of its own international ports business in H1 FY27.
Impact on Adani Ports’ debt
APSEZ put the pro forma net debt to EBITDA of the combined business at 2.76 times. That uses APSEZ’s FY26 and Evos’s 2025 figures. It expects the ratio to be around 2.5 times by FY27. APSEZ had cash of Rs 12,502 crore at the end of September 2026.
After the deal, APSEZ’s global footprint grows to 28 ports and terminals in 10 countries. Managing Director Karan Adani called Evos “an important milestone” for the company.
What happens next
The regulatory approval and works council processes start now. The deal is not complete until those approvals come through, within the 15-month window. In our view, the debt level after closing and Evos’s margins are the figures to track. More deal news is in our deals section.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the EUR 2.56 billion and EUR 1.18 billion figures?
EUR 2.56 billion is the enterprise value, which counts Evos's net debt and debt-like items as well as its shares. The equity value of about EUR 1.184 billion is the price for the shares, subject to closing adjustments.
What does EV/EBITDA of 11.7x mean?
It compares the enterprise value with Evos's 2025 EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) of EUR 219 million. The deal values Evos at 11.7 times that figure.
This article is a summary for information only and is not investment advice. Figures are as reported by the sources above; please verify with the original filing or report before making any decision.
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