M&A Deal Summary

FedEx Acquires TNT Express NV

On May 25, 2016, FedEx acquired transportation company TNT Express NV for 4.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FedEx’s 17th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is FedEx’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is FedEx’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-05-25
Target TNT Express NV
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) FedEx
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 4.8B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs
Lazard Ltd. (Financial)
Allen & Overy (Legal)

Target

TNT Express NV

Hoofddorp, Netherlands
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TNT Express NV is a Dutch logistics and shipping company serving Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

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Buyer

FedEx

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Transportation
Employees324,000
Revenue 84.0B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION
FeDex's corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.
FeDex's corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.

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 18 of 22
Sector (Transportation) 17 of 19
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 20
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 11
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