M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2000-11-13 |
| Target | American Freightways |
| Sector | Transportation |
| Buyer(s) | FedEx |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 950M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| Sector | Transportation |
| Employees | 324,000 |
| Revenue | 84.0B USD (2021) |
FedEx is a global transportation and logistics company. FedEx provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through four segments. FedEx Express is the world’s largest express transportation company, offering time-certain delivery within one to three business days and serving markets that comprise more than 90% of the world’s gross domestic product. FedEx Ground is a North American provider of small-package ground delivery services. FedEx Ground provides low-cost, day-certain service to every business address in the United States and Canada, as well as residential delivery to nearly 100% of U.S. residences through its FedEx Home Delivery service. The FedEx Ground segment also includes FedEx SmartPost, Inc., which specializes in the consolidation and delivery of high volumes of low-weight, less time-sensitive business-to-consumer packages using the U.S. Postal Service for final delivery to any residential address or PO Box in the United States. FedEx Freight is a North American provider of less-than-truckload freight services. The FedEx Freight segment also offers freight delivery service throughout Canada and Mexico and includes FedEx Custom Critical, Inc., a leading North American provider of time-specific, critical shipment services. FedEx Services provides companies with sales, marketing, information technology, communications and back-office support. The FedEx Services segment also includes FedEx TechConnect, Inc., which is responsible for customer service, billings and collections for our U.S. customers and offers technical support services, and FedEx Office, which provides an array of document and business services and retail access to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping services. FedEx was founded in 1971 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 22 |
| Sector (Transportation) | 4 of 19 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 4 of 20 |
| State (Arkansas) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 10 |
| Year (2000) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-06 |
Caliber System
Akron, Ohio, United States Caliber System Inc. is a provider of value-added transportation, logistics and related information services. Its operating companies include RPS, Inc., a business-to-business non-express package carrier; Viking Freight, Inc., a supplier of regional freight service in the West; Caliber Logistics, Inc., a contract logistics provider; Roberts Express, Inc., a critical-shipment carrier; and Caliber Technology, Inc., a producer of system-wide information services. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-30 |
Kinko s
Dallas, Texas, United States Kinko's is a provider of document solutions and business services. Its global network of offers access to technology for color printing, finishing and presentation services, Internet access, videoconferencing, outsourcing, managed services, Web-based printing, and document management solutions. Kinko's was formed in 1970 and is based in Dallas, Texas. |
Buy | $2.4B |
