M&A Deal Summary

Echo Acquires Comcar Logistics

On February 26, 2014, Echo acquired transportation company Comcar Logistics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Echo’s 9th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Echo’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Echo’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-02-26
Target Comcar Logistics
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Echo
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Comcar Logistics

Auburndale, Florida, United States
Comcar Logistics LLC provides truckload brokerage to a portfolio of clients with a strong carrier network and a commitment to superior service, primarily in the Southeastern and Rocky Mountain regions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Echo

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Transportation
Employees2,736
Revenue 2.5B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Echo is a provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Echo maintains a proprietary, web-based technology platform that compiles and analyzes data from its network of over 50,000 transportation providers to serve 35,000 clients across a wide range of industries and simplify the critical tasks involved in transportation management. Echo was founded in 2005 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 17
Sector (Transportation) 9 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 17
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 17
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-21 Open Mile

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Open Mile, Inc. is a online truckload brokerage company provides supply chaiin management services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-13 One Stop Logistics

Watsonville, California, United States

One Stop Logistics, Inc. is a non-asset provider of both Less-Than-Truckload ("LTL") and Truckload ("TL") solutions with offices in Northern California and Florida.

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