DP World Selling Australian Biz for $1.5B

Ports operator DP World is planning to sell its Australian operations to private equity firm Citi Infrastructure Investors, Reuters reported. The deal, valued at roughly $1.5 billion, will help DP World reduce its debts. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011. DP World is a unit of Dubai World.

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