M&A Deal Summary

FedEx Acquires Rapidão Cometa Logistica e Transporte S.A.

On July 4, 2012, FedEx acquired transportation company Rapidão Cometa Logistica e Transporte S.A.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FedEx’s 14th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is FedEx’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-07-04
Target Rapidão Cometa Logistica e Transporte S.A.
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) FedEx
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Rapidão Cometa Logistica e Transporte S.A.

Recife, Brazil
Rapidão Cometa is a logistics solutions provider in Brazil. The company offers a variety of high-quality integrated air and freight transportation and logistics solutions and has the capacity to reach more than 5,300 locations while serving all states of Brazil.

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Buyer

FedEx

Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Transportation
Employees306,000
Revenue 87.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
FeDex's corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.
FeDex's corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.

FedEx is a global transportation and logistics company. FedEx provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through four segments. FedEx was founded in 1971 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 22
Sector (Transportation) 14 of 19
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 20
Country (Brazil) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 3 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-14 Opek Sp.z o.o.

Lomianki, Poland

Opek Sp.z o.o. is a Polish courier company. Opek operates an automated hub in Lomianki, near Warsaw, and additional hubs in Lodz and Katowice. In total, the company operates 44 stations throughout Poland and has more than 1,200 employees.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-15 GENCO Distribution System

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

GENCO Supply Chain Solutions is a provider of logistics services and the recognized leader in reverse logistics. The company manages 112 operations and 37 million square feet of warehouse space throughout North America for a diverse range of retail, manufacturing and government customers, including many Fortune 500 companies.

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