M&A Deal Summary

Geodis Wilson Acquires Wilson Logistics AB

On June 11, 2004, Geodis Wilson acquired transportation company Wilson Logistics AB from Nordic Capital for 2.4B SEK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Geodis Wilson’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Geodis Wilson’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Geodis Wilson’s 1st transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-06-11
Target Wilson Logistics AB
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Geodis Wilson
Sellers(s) Nordic Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.4B SEK

Target

Wilson Logistics AB

Goteborg, Sweden
Wilson Logistics Group is Scandinavia's largest air- and sea freight forwarding and logistics group.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Geodis Wilson

Cedex, France
Category Company
Sector Transportation
Employees7,700
DESCRIPTION

Geodis Wilson is a freight management company, provides integrated logistics solutions to customers.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Sweden) 1 of 1
Year (2004) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-06 One Source Logistics

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

One Source Logistics LLC offers specialized domestic transportation services with a focus on FTL and LTL, backed by a best-in-class Transport Management System.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nordic Capital

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 31.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nordic Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets mid to large-sized company investments located in Northern Europe as well as the US. Nordic seeks investments across a wide range of industries and prefers situations where there are 'opportunities for new industrial combinations, strategic repositioning, international expansion and operational improvements'. Nordic Capital was formed in 1989 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 79
Sector (Transportation) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 24
Country (Sweden) 9 of 41
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 14 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 Bufab

Varnamo, Sweden

Bufab is a provider of small parts to the European industry. Bufab offers a full range of fasteners such as nuts, screws, washers, bolts, rivets, and other fasteners, as well as providing standard and customer-specific small parts and logistics solutions for effective distribution. Bufab was founded in 1977 and is based in Varnamo, Sweden.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-27 Point Transaction Systems AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Point Transaction Systems AB is a provider of multichannel electronic payment solutions.

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