M&A Deal Summary

Far Eastern Shipping Company Acquires FESCO Transportation Group

On December 14, 2012, Far Eastern Shipping Company acquired transportation company FESCO Transportation Group from Industrial Investors Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Far Eastern Shipping Company’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Far Eastern Shipping Company’s 1st transaction in Russia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-12-14
Target FESCO Transportation Group
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Far Eastern Shipping Company
Sellers(s) Industrial Investors Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

FESCO Transportation Group

Vladivostok, Russia
FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) was created on the basis of the Far Eastern Shipping Company, which is one of the largest and oldest transportation companies in Russia and celebrated its 132-st anniversary in 2012. FESCO is the transportation and logistics group of companies combining sea, rail and road transportation, stevedoring services and operating a wide sales network around the globe. FESCO owns a fleet of 49 vessels as well as sea and in-land terminal facilities and has around 19 000 railcars in its operation.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Far Eastern Shipping Company

Moscow, Russia

Category Company
Founded 1880
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides logistical solutions through a combination of shipping, rail, trucking, and port services in the Russian Federation.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Russia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Industrial Investors is a Russian private equity group that invests in turnaround, consolidation and build-up opportunities in Russia and nearby countries. The Firm looks for companies with annual revenue of $50 million to $1 billion and typically seeks majority positions. Areas of interest include transportation, food production and beverage, machinery/mechanical equipment/agri-equipment, biotechnology, and specialized public services. Industrial Investors has offices in London and Monaco.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Russia M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
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