M&A Deal Summary

Kuehne + Nagel Acquires Alloin Transports

On October 20, 2008, Kuehne + Nagel acquired transportation company Alloin Transports from 3i Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kuehne + Nagel’s 3rd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Kuehne + Nagel’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-10-20
Target Alloin Transports
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Kuehne + Nagel
Sellers(s) 3i Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Alloin Transports

Villefranche-Sur-Saône, France
Alloin is a fast-growing distribution group specializing in rapid delivery across Europe.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kuehne + Nagel

Schindellegi, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1890
Sector Transportation
Employees74,996
Revenue 24.8B CHF (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Kuehne + Nagel is a global transportation and logistics company that offers highly specialised solutions for major industries worldwide.. Kuehne + Nagel was founded in 1890 and is based in Schindellegi, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 25
Sector: Transportation M&A 3 of 24
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 22
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-09 Cordes & Simon & Co. KG

Hagen, Germany

Cordes & Simon was founded in 1934 and has developed into one of the major logistics providers in North-Rhine Westphalia. This company's business focus too is on national and international groupage services. Cordes & Simon operates in the Berlin-Brandenburg region, as well as in Freiberg near Stuttgart and Villingen-Schwenningen. The steel forwarding business remains in the ownership of the vendors.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-28 Quality Transportation Services

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Quality Transportation Services, Inc. is an international transportation and logistics firm in the FF&E industry with a specific focus on the hospitality and gaming sector. Quality Transportation Services was founded in 1987 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 21.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 95 of 196
Sector: Transportation M&A 10 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 30 of 63
Country: France M&A 11 of 21
Year: 2008 M&A 11 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-07 Prisa Radio S.L.

Madrid, Spain

Prisa Radio S.L. is a radio operator broadcasting in the Spanish language.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-13 Memora

Barcelona, Spain

Memora provides funeral services and cemeteries management. The group manages 96 funeral parlours, 16 crematories and 25 cemeteries. Memora was founded in 2001 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Buy €330M