Hapag-Lloyd to Acquire ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $35.00 per Share
February 16, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $35.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion. As part of the deal, FIMI Opportunity Funds will form a new Israeli container liner company (“New ZIM”) to take over ZIM’s Special State Share (“Golden Share”) and the ZIM brand, with operations expected to begin in Israel with 16 vessels.
- Buyers
- Hapag-Lloyd
- Targets
- ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., New ZIM (new Israeli company formed by FIMI Opportunity Funds)
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Israel
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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