CMA CGM and Yildirim — time to part company?

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If you want the best analysis on what is going on with CMA CGM’s minority shareholder, Turkey’s Yildirim Group, led by the charismatic Robert Yildirim, Lloyd’s List has temporarily removed its paywall for this article by Janet Porter on the likely exit of Yildirim from its five-year investment in the French line. Having injected some $1.1bn in five-year bonds, and gained a 24% stake Mr Yildirim, a growing port operator, has made a decent return and clearly decided it’s time ...