# AD Ports buys Brazil's CLI for $835M

> UAE port groups gain control of Brazil's key agricultural export terminals.
- Title: AD Ports buys Brazil's CLI for $835M · Dealroom | Shortify
- Summary: UAE port groups gain control of Brazil's key agricultural export terminals. AD Ports Group acquired Brazil's CLI for $835 million, adding two major terminals…
- Keywords: ad ports, cli, santos, uae, brazil, agri-bulk, port terminals, acquisition, startups, business, Ports, buys
- Source: Dealroom — https://dealroom.co/news/163449-ad-ports-pays-835m-for-brazils-cli-putting-two-uae-groups-in-santos
- Published: 2026-10-17T12:56:08+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ad ports, cli, santos, uae, brazil, agri-bulk, port terminals, acquisition, startups, business
## What's the deal?
AD Ports Group, an Abu Dhabi-listed operator, acquired Brazilian agri-bulk terminal company CLI for $835 million, the largest acquisition in its history.
## What changes?
The deal gives AD Ports two strategic terminals: CLI Sul, the largest independent sugar export terminal at the Port of Santos, and CLI Norte at the Port of Itaqui in Maranhão.
## Who sold?
Funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management and IG4 Capital purchased CLI after clearing Brazil's National Waterway Transportation Agency and antitrust authority CADE.
## Why now?
The acquisition supports Abu Dhabi's food security strategy, built around the Abu Dhabi Food Hub at the Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi.
## Key takeaway

AD Ports Group acquired Brazil's CLI for $835 million, adding two major terminals to its portfolio in Santos and Itaqui.