Comment / Takeover target Wilson Sons: towage shines...

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By Alessandro Pasetti

10/08/2023

Looking inside the MSC family on Monday 7 August was quite convenient, keeping in mind their hunger for expansion and… the Q2 23 numbers released today by Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited (OW), which controls Wilson Sons (WS) from Rio de Janeiro.

It’s unknown yet if the Italo-Swiss firm will win over the Brazilian maritime outfit, with its appealing towage and container handling units, but what clearly emerges from MSC insiders is that the interest in multiple assets is there.

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