Noy Fund Buys 25% of Haifa Bayport
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), a leading Chinese port operator, signed an agreement to sell a 25% minority interest in its Israeli subsidiary, SIPG Bayport Terminal Co. Ltd., to Israel-based infrastructure investment group Noy Fund.
SIPG Bayport operates the Haifa Bayport, Israel’s most advanced container port, under a government concession. The transaction marks a strategic move in Israel’s maritime sector, with significant geopolitical and economic implications.
Arnon, Tadmor-Levy advised SIPG, with Oded Levy and Avi Meer leading the M&A work. They were supported by Ido Frishta, Nikol Vaisman Nir, Gal Gutman Almog, Neri Johnson (commercial), Nava Karavany and Yedidya Altshuler (competition), Shoam Keren (real estate), and Shirly Mahlab Hefetz (labor).
Herzog advised Noy Fund on this complex transaction, led by partners Shira Margalit and Amit Edelman, along with associate Adiel Melamed, partner Maayan Hammer-Tzeelon; associate Roni Zis (labor); partner Keren Weiss and associate Dana Gilon (environment); partner Dr. Ehab Farah (tax); and Iris Achmon and Reut Meir (competition).
The deal was signed on June 30, 2025, according to Port2Port.
