MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. made an offer to acquire Bollore Africa Logistics from Bolloré SE (ENXTPA:BOL) for an enterprise value of €5.7 billion on December 20, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, Msc Mediterranean Shipping Company Holding SA has entered into a share purchase agreement with Bolloré SE relating to the acquisition of 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics. The offer price is based on the basis of an enterprise value, net of minority interests. The Bolloré Group has granted the MSC Group an exclusivity until March 31, 2022 to enable the MSC Group, further to an additional due diligence phase and contractual negotiations, to submit a put option. The transaction is subject to the approval of regulatory and competition authorities, as well as of certain counterparties of Bolloré Africa Logistics. As of March 31, 2022, The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2023. As on July 15, 2022, the transaction is approved by competition authorities.

Hugues Favard and Clara Beuth of Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. acted as legal advisor to MSC Mediterranean. Alexandre Ancel, Amine Bourabiat, Olivier Thebault, Frédéric Moreau, Driss Bererhi, Claire Toumieux, Guillaume Valois, Charles Del Valle, Romaric Lazerges, Luc Lamblin, Hippolyte Marquetty and Laurie-Anne Ancenys of Allen & Overy France acted as legal advisor, Dominique Bompoint and Louis-François Guéret of Bompoint Avocats acted as legal advisor and Olivier de Juvigny and Thomas Bardusco of Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés acted as legal advisor to Bolloré. M'hammed Loudiyi, Christophe Bringer, Boris Gueudin, Romain Adès, Cyril Darcq, Hassan Seffar, Ihsane El Ouahmani, Hollman Rodriguez, Ophélie Phan, Guillaume Riche, Ihssane Sounni and Clotilde Pamart of KPMG Transaction Services acted as financial advisors to Mediterranean Shipping Company. Vincent Lacombe, Delphine Gilles (Director), Anne-Laure Benoist (Director), Thomas Chardenal (Senior Manager), Nadege Thomas (Senior Lawyer), Francois Le Metayer (Senior Lawyer), Melissa Mairot (Supervisor) of KPMG Avocats acted as legal advisors to Mediterranean Shipping Company in the transaction. As of December 1, 2022, the deal has been approved by the regulatory and competition authority.