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bpost Acquires Bubble Post

On August 7, 2017, bpost acquired transportation company Bubble Post

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is bpost’s 2nd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is bpost’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-08-07
Target Bubble Post
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) bpost
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bubble Post

Ghent, Belgium
Bubble Post specialises in durable and efficient first -and last mile delivery. Dry, cold and refrigerated goods are consolidated at the city rim and easily distributed into the city centre with small and fast ecological vehicles. Bubble Post reduces the environmental, human and economic cost of the last mile, bringing happiness back into the urban future.

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Buyer

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 3 of 6
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 6
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-05 Lagardère Travel Retail

Paris, France

Lagardère Travel Retail is active in proximity retail, among others at train stations and airports, directly operating a network of 220 points of sale, with strong, familiar brands like Press Shop and Relay, selling a wide variety of products and services. Lagardère Travel Retail also distributes newspapers and magazines to some 5 345 points of sale. It has also recently built up a network of some 735 parcel pick-up and delivery points in Belgium under the Kariboo! brand, as well as other value-added e-commerce solutions.

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FOLLOWING 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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