M&A Deal Summary

CP Acquires Kansas City Southern

On September 15, 2021, CP acquired transportation company Kansas City Southern for 27.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CP’s 3rd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is CP’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CP’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is CP’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-15
Target Kansas City Southern
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) CP
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 27.0B USD
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley
BofA Securities (Financial)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
White & Case (Legal)

Target

Kansas City Southern

Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Entrance to Kansas City Southern's corporate headquarters in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Entrance to Kansas City Southern's corporate headquarters in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City Southern is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico, and Panama. Its primary US holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south-central US. Kansas City Southern was formed in 1887 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CP

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1881
Sector Transportation
Employees19,997
Revenue 12.6B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

CP provides logistics and supply chain expertise. CP was founded in 1881 and is based in Calgary, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Transportation) 3 of 3
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
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