Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Transportation

3i Private Equity Acquires ABX Logistics Worldwide SA

On August 3, 2006, private equity firm 3i Private Equity acquired transportation company ABX Logistics Worldwide SA

Acquisition Context
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 10th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in Denmark.
Investment Fate
  • ABX Logistics Worldwide SA was sold to a strategic buyer in 2008 for 750M EUR.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 3, 2006
Target ABX Logistics Worldwide SA
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) 3i Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

ABX Logistics Worldwide SA

Brøndby, Denmark
ABX is a freight forwarding business, consolidating its customers’ bulky products into pallets or containers, and arranging their transportation via subcontracted transport providers.The company is focused on European freight forwarding by road (Eurocargo) and inter-continental freight forwarding by air or sea.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 21.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 132 of 251
Sector: Transportation 10 of 15
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 79 of 115
Country: Denmark 2 of 7
Year: 2006 12 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-02 CH4 Energy

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

CH4 Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on onshore conventional and unconventional basins. Its operations are primarily focused on the East Texas and Barnett Shale regions. CH4 Energy was founded in 2002 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Sell €224M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-16 HTC Group AB

Soderkoping, Sweden

HTC Group AB is a developer and manufacturer of professional floor grinding systems and floor solutions.

Buy -