M&A Deal Summary

Geodis SA Acquires Ozburn-Hessey Logistics

On August 17, 2015, Geodis SA acquired transportation company Ozburn-Hessey Logistics from Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe for 800M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Geodis SA’s 2nd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Geodis SA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Geodis SA’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Geodis SA’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-08-17
Target Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Geodis SA
Sellers(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 800M USD

Target

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLC is a provider of integrated global supply chain management solutions including transportation, warehousing, customs brokerage, freight forwarding, and import and export consulting services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Geodis SA

Clichy, France
Category Company
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

Geodis Sa is a provider of shipping and postal services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Transportation) 2 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-15 Giraud International SA

Vitry Sur Seine, France

Giraud International SA is a road transportation company.It serves automotive, packaging and paper, iron and steel, mass consumption and distribution, health and beauty, wines and spirits, and food processing industries in Europe.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-05 Pekaes

Blonie, Poland

Pekaes provides logistics services. Pekaes was founded in 1958 and is based in Blonie, Poland.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 52 of 75
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 33 of 44
State (Tennessee) 5 of 8
Country (United States) 50 of 72
Year (2015) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 16 of 33
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-07 Ardent Health Services

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

Ardent Health Services is a premier provider of health care services and operates acute care hospitals across the United States. Ardent is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-25 NaviHealth

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

NaviHealth, Inc. is the largest manager of post-acute benefits for health plans and a leading value-based care partner to health systems and providers. naviHealth currently serves more than two million insured members and manages care transitions for approximately 800 acute hospitals and 11,000 post-acute care facilities nationwide.

Sell $290M
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