Canada pension fund to acquire Ports America

A view of containers being loaded and unloaded at the Port of Houston, where Ports America is a Terminal Operator.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is set to become the full owner of Ports America, the largest U.S. terminal operator, after agreeing to acquire Oaktree Capital Management’s stake.

The price and terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. But Bloomberg reported that the deal, announced Wednesday, valued New Jersey-based Ports America at $4 billion.

Ports America operates terminals at 33 U.S. ports, including Los Angeles; New York-New Jersey; Savannah, Georgia; and Houston. CPPIB, which...

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