Global Logistics Strategies 2006
An industry in transformation
The global logistics industry today is
unrecognisable from just five years ago. Consolidation in
the sector has seen a plethora of well known companies
consumed by an increasing number of logistics giants which
are now dominating the market.
Exel, Tibbett &
Britten, Menlo, Fritz, Bax Global, Schenker, ACR Logistics,
Roadway, Overnite have all disappeared as independent
entities and have been replaced by global, single-source,
integrated mega-logistics players.
In part the
acquisition frenzy has been driven by the need for companies
from a range of backgrounds to develop into neighbouring
logistics segments. This has involved mail, express, rail,
forwarding, road and shipping companies increasing their
scale and expanding the range and depth of services they
provide to their customers.
What does the report contain?
Global Logistics Strategies examines
the key trends in the industry, looking at why consolidation
is taking place, whether it has been successful and which
companies have grown to dominate the market. It contains
analysis of a survey of all the logistics deals undertaken
over the past five years to indicate where the main focus of
acquisition attention has been placed.
The report also deals in depth with
the strategies employed by the leading logistics companies,
looking at how they have been put into effect and their
success. Each profile contains a comprehensive list of
deals, showing the extent of their acquisition programmes
and where available the prices paid.
What will the Global
Logistics Strategies report tell you?
Global Logistics Strategies 2006
report provides answers to the following questions and many
more:
- Which are the most acquisitive express and logistics
companies?
- What acquisitions have they made?
- How much did they pay for their acquisitions?
- Where have most acquisitions taken place?
- What are their development strategies and how
successful have they been?
- What are the key trends driving industry
consolidation?
Deal
Survey
Global Logistics Strategies 2006 includes a survey of
over 2,750 deals undertaken over the past 10 years. It
provides an insight into:
- where the main deals have taken place;
- deal volumes over the past 8 years;
- what sort of companies have been acquired;
- which countries’ companies are most aggressively
buying cross-border;
- the proportion of deals which are trade, institutional
investor or IPOs.
Strategic development
Acquisition programme of ABX Logistics
The report includes analysis of the development
strategies of 20 express and logistics companies. It looks
at their development progress compared with their original
aims, detailing how the company has expanded either
acquisitively, organically or though strategic alliance.
Each profile contains a comprehensive list of the
acquisitions which have been undertaken and, for the most
active companies, a ‘corporate anatomy’ showing how their
revenues have been built up with each acquisition.
Each profile provides essential competitor intelligence
and gives an insight into the success, or failure, of the
world’s largest logistics players.
Table of Contents
- 1 Key trends driving logistics M&A
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 A consolidating market
- 1.3 Imperatives for consolidation
- 1.3.1 Globalisation
- 1.3.2 Liberalisation of markets
- 1.3.3 Product differentiation
- 1.3.4 Service Portfolio
- 1.3.5 Out-sourcing
- 1.4 Options for growth
- 1.4.1 Organic growth
- 1.4.2 Alliances
- 1.4.3 Joint Ventures
- 1.4.4 ‘Piggybacking’
- 1.4.5 Is acquisition worthwhile?
- 1.5 Acquisition strategies
- 1.5.1 ‘Blockbuster’ deals
- 1.5.2 Evolution strategies
- 1.6 The emergence of the mega-carrier
- 2 The key logistics segments
- 2.1 Post Offices
- 2.2 European Railways
- 2.3 Freight forwarders
- 2.4 Parcels networks
- 2.5 In house logistics companies
- 2.5.1 Airlines
- 2.5.2 Shipping lines
- 2.5.3 Road Hauliers
- 3 Acquisition survey
- 3.1 Deals by target company function
- 3.2 Deals by target company country location
- 3.2.1 Road haulage deals by location
- 3.2.2 Warehousing & distribution deals by location
- 3.2.3 Express and parcels deals by location
- 3.2.4 Freight forwarding deals by location
- 3.2.5 Deals by target company region
- 3.3 Cross border deals: most internationally
acquisitive
- 3.4 Acquisition activity in China
- 3.5 Deals by company type (Institutional, IPO or
Trade)
- 3.6 Deal volume by year
- 4 Company Profiles
- 4.1 ABX Logistics
- 4.1.1 Development strategy
- 4.1.2 Development progress
- 4.1.3 Acquisition programme
- 4.2 APL Logistics
- 4.2.1 Development strategy
- 4.2.2 Development progress
- China
- Joint ventures - Japan
- Europe
- 4.2.3 Acquisition list
- 4.3 DHL (including Exel)
- 4.3.1 Development strategy
- 4.3.2 Development progress
- USA: Express
- European Mail
- China: Express
- Contract logistics
- 4.3.3 DHL Logistics Acquisition Programme
- 4.3.4 Acquisition list
- 4.4 Cat Logistics
- 4.4.1 Development strategy
- 4.4.2 Development progress
- Europe
- China
- 4.4.3 Acquisition list
- 4.5 Christian Salvesen
- 4.5.1 Development strategy
- 4.5.2 Development progress
- German disposal
- 4.5.3 Acquisition list
- 4.6 Expeditors
- 4.6.1 Development strategy
- 4.6.2 Development progress
- 4.6.3 Acquisition list
- 4.7 FedEx
- 4.7.1 Development strategy
- 4.7.2 Development progress
- China
- India
- Europe
- USA
- 4.7.3 Acquisition list
- 4.8 Fiege
- 4.8.1 Development strategy
- 4.8.2 Development progress
- 4.8.3 Acquisition list
- 4.9 Geodis
- 4.9.1 Development strategy
- 4.9.2 Development progress
- France
- European road
- Freight forwarding
- Reverse logistics
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Central & Eastern Europe
- Latin America
- 4.9.3 Acquisition list
- 4.10 Kuehne + Nagel
- 4.10.1 Development strategy
- 4.10.2 Development progress
- Global forwarding
- China
- European Contract Logistics
- 4.10.3 Acquisition list
- 4.11 NYK Logistics
- 4.11.1 Development strategy
- 4.11.2 Development progress
- Logistics
- Air Cargo
- 4.11.3 Acquisition list
- 4.12 Panalpina
- 4.12.1 Development strategy
- 4.12.2 Development progress
- Forwarding
- Oil and Gas
- 4.12.3 Acquisition list
- 4.13 Penske
- 4.13.1 Development strategy
- 4.13.2 Development progress
- 4.13.3 Acquisition list
- 4.14 PWC Logistics
- 4.14.1 Development strategy
- 4.14.2 Development progress
- 4.14.3 Acquisition list
- 4.15 Ryder
- 4.15.1 Development strategy
- 4.15.2 Development progress
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- USA
- Latin America
- 4.15.3 Acquisition list
- 4.16 TNT
- 4.16.1 Development strategy
- Corporate
- Mail
- Express
- 4.16.2 Development progress
- Corporate
- Logistics
- Express
- 4.16.3 TNT Logistics Acquisition Programme
- 4.16.4 Acquisition list
- 4.17 Schenker
- 4.17.1 Development strategy
- Corporate
- 4.17.2 Development progress
- Nordics
- China
- Eastern Europe
- Western Europe
- Forwarding
- 4.17.3 Deutsche Bahn/Schenker Acquisition list
- 4.18 Schneider
- 4.18.1 Development strategy
- 4.18.2 Development progress
- USA
- China
- Europe
- Information Technology
- 4.18.3 Acquisition list
- 4.19 UPS
- 4.19.1 Development strategy
- 4.19.2 Development progress
- UPS Supply Chain Solutions
- International Express
- 4.19.3 Acquisition list
- 4.20 Wincanton
- 4.20.1 Development strategy
- 4.20.2 Development progress
- Europe
- Freight forwarding
- 4.20.3 Acquisition list
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