Echo - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Echo M&A Summary

Echo has acquired 17 companies of its own, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Echo’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Command Transportation for $420M. Echo has acquired in 10 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include transportation (83%) and business services (6%).

Echo Ownership

Who owns Echo?

Echo is owned by TJC. It was acquired on September 10, 2021.

Is Echo PE-backed?

Yes. Echo is owned by private equity investor TJC.

Echo Business Overview

Where is Echo headquartered?

Echo is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

What is Echo’s revenue?

Echo disclosed revenue of 2,512M USD for 2020 and 2,185M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Echo have?

Echo has 2,736 employees.

What sector is Echo in?

Echo is a transportation company.

When was Echo founded?

Echo was founded in 2005.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity17
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 3

Echo

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 725,
Chicago, Illinois 60654
United States,
(800) 354-7993
www.echo.com

Echo is a provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Echo maintains a proprietary, web-based technology platform that compiles and analyzes data from its network of over 50,000 transportation providers to serve 35,000 clients across a wide range of industries and simplify the critical tasks involved in transportation management. Echo was founded in 2005 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 15 - - 2 - - 17
vol $420M $420M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Fastmore Logistics 2022-11-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Schaumburg, Illinois · www.fastmore.com
Roadtex Transportation Corp. 2022-05-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Somerset, New Jersey · www.roadtex.com
Command Transportation LLC 2015-04-21 420M USD Add-on Acquisition
Skokie, Illinois · www.commandtransportation.com
Xpress Solutions, Inc. 2015-02-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Frankfort, Illinois
One Stop Logistics, Inc. 2014-05-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Watsonville, California
Comcar Logistics LLC 2014-02-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Auburndale, Florida · www.comcarlogistics.com
Open Mile, Inc. 2013-03-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts · www.openmile.com
Sharp Freight Systems, Inc. 2012-10-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Yorba Linda, California
Shipper Direct Logistics, Inc. 2012-07-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Nashville, Tennessee
Purple Plum Logistics LLC 2012-06-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Wakefield, Massachusetts
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Transportation 14 (82%) 420M (100%) - -
Business Services 1 (6%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (6%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (6%) - - -
Total 17 $420M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 17 420M - -
  Illinois 5 420M - -
  Massachusetts 3 - - -
  California 2 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
  North Dakota 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
Total 17 $420M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
2
Winston & Strawn
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $420M
TOTAL $420M
Largest Command Transportation LLC
$420M (2015-04-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
1 (6%)

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