Abstract
Summary
Introduction
The drive to increase scale and improve profits combined with a highly
fragmented market have resulted in continued M & A in the transport and
logistics sector. Datamonitor' s monthly Financial Deal Insights provides a
unique insight into deal rationale and the market fundamentals driving the
sector.
Scope of this research
- An assessment of recent M&A activity in the Transport and Logistics sector
throughout the world.
- An evaluation of the trends both within the Transport and Logistics sector
as a whole as well as individual deals.
Research and analysis highlights
During 2008 we have seen marked decreases in the volume of M&A deals in the
Transport and Logistics sector as the financial crisis flowed through into the
real economy.
The reductions in deal volume commenced in North America in Q3 and spread to
Europe and the emerging markets in Q4 2008 as the Transport and Logistics
sector performance also suffered dramatic decline.
This brief highlights that as the volume of deals and the valuations of
targets decreased strategic investors will continue to undertake deals in
preparation for an eventual upturn.
Key reasons to purchase this research
- Understand teh recent trends within M&A in the Transport and Logistics
sector.
- Gain a detailed understanding of the market factors which drive the sector
as a whole and individual deals.
- Gain an overview of deal trends on a historic basis for the full year of
2008.
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