IFM Investors acquires 68% stake in UK's largest port operator ABP

Australian infrastructure fund IFM Investors is acquiring a 68% stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK's largest port operator, in a reported £10bn transaction. The article notes this deal underscores how the port industry has evolved as an investment class since the early 2000s, with institutional investors including pension funds increasingly viewing port infrastructure as a mature asset.