Abstract
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 quarterly Financial Deals Insights provides a
unique insight into deal rationale and market fundamentals driving the sector.
Scope of this research
- An assessment of recent M&A activity in the Transport & Logistics industry
throughout the world.
- An evaluation of the trends both within the Transport & Logistics sector
as a whole as well as individual deals.
- Insights into deal activity across M&A, private equity, venture financing,
private placement, IPO, secondary offering, and strategic alliance deals.
- In-depth analysis on all key sectors, namely air, rail, road, and sea.
Research and analysis highlights
The transport and logistics sector recorded 138 deals worth $1.8 billion in Q2
09.
Cross border M&A activity in the sector increased across all key geographies
on a Q-o-Q basis.
M&A activity (in volume terms) in the rail transport segment increased sharply
in Q2 09, after witnessing a sudden drop in Q1 09.
Key reasons to purchase this research
- Understand the recent trends within M&A in the Transport and Logistics
sector.
- Gain a detailed understanding of the market factors which drive both the
sector as a whole and individual deals.
- Gain an overview of deal trends on a historical basis.
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