M&A Deal Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Acquires Norminter S.A.

On January 13, 1999, C.H. Robinson Worldwide acquired transportation company Norminter S.A.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-01-13
Target Norminter S.A.
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Norminter S.A.

Caen, France
Norminter S.A.,provides transportation and logistics services within Europe to shippers in a variety of industries.

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Buyer

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1905
Sector Transportation
Employees13,781
Revenue 17.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to C.H. Robinson's corporate headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Entrance to C.H. Robinson's corporate headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. C.H. Robinson provides freight transportation and logistics, outsourcing solutions, produce sourcing, and information services to over 45,000 customers through a network of offices in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. C.H. Robinson Worldwide was founded in 1905 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 24
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 18
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 23
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1983-01-01 T-Chek Systems

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

T-Chek Systems, Inc. is a business-to-business provider of spend management and payment processing services. T-Chek’s technology supports a variety of funds transfer, vendor payment, fuel purchasing, and online expense management tools. Historically, T-Chek has focused on the transportation industry with its major customer segments including the truckload, less-than-truckload, and private fleet industries, and truck stop chains. Due to changes in the industry, T-Chek has expanded its business further into the financial services sector, to include funds transfer and expense management for other industries through its MasterCard® product.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-11-18 American Backhaulers

Chicago, Indiana, United States

American Backhaulers, Inc. primarily provides over-the-road transportation services, currently serving approximately 5,700 customers throughout the United States. ABH has approximately 525 employees, most of whom are located at the ABH headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.

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