M&A Deal Summary

BD Media Acquires CityDepot

On February 4, 2020, BD Media acquired transportation company CityDepot from bpost

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BD Media’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is BD Media’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-02-04
Target CityDepot
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) BD Media
Sellers(s) bpost
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

CityDepot

Hasselt, Belgium
CityDepot offers combined deliveries of goods to businesses and traders in commercial areas on behalf of transporters and logistics companies. With 30 employees in six Belgian cities, 40 vehicles make more than 1,000 deliveries every single day.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BD Media

Bornem, Belgium

Category Company
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

BD Media is an online and offline customer activation specialist, reaches consumers digitally and has already been downloaded 1.5m times. BD Media is based in Bornem, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-14 Dockx Logistics nv

Wilrijk, Belgium

Dockx Logistics nv delivers oversized goods to consumers on behalf of retailers and producers. Consumers can choose to have their order delivered to their home, with options including delivery to a specific storey, assembly, installation, and waste recycling; alternatively, they can opt to collect their item from one of Dockx Select’s 24 pick-up points.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

bpost

Brussels, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 1830
Sector Consumer Services
Employees35,382
Revenue 4.3B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

bpost is a modern, efficient postal company with a network of 670 post offices and 670 PostPoints that provides the universal service in Belgium, serving every letterbox five days per week and delivering around 10 million letters and 100,000 parcels on a daily basis. bpost was founded in 1830 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-09 Radial

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

Radial is a provider in omnichannel commerce technology and operations, enabling brands and retailers to profitably exceed retail customer expectations. Radial’s technical, powerful omnichannel solutions connect supply and demand through efficient fulfillment and transportation options, intelligent fraud, payments, and tax systems and personalized customer care services. Radial was formed in 1986 and is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-05 Mail Group

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Mail Group is a full-service mail delivery provider handling business-critical mail, packets, parcels, and publications from customers located throughout North America and elsewhere. With extensive postal resources, experienced staff, and a variety of in-house services, TMG provides creative, customized, cost-effective delivery solutions with personalized customer care. Mail Group was founded in 1981 and is based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

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