M&A Deal Summary

Purolator Acquires Livingston International

On February 4, 2025, Purolator acquired transportation company Livingston International from Platinum Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Purolator’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Purolator’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Purolator’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-02-04
Target Livingston International
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Purolator
Sellers(s) Platinum Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley
RBC Capital Markets (Financial)

Target

Livingston International

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Livingston International focuses on customs brokerage and trade compliance, offering international trade consulting, global trade management, and freight forwarding. Livingston International was founded in 1945 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Buyer

Purolator

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Sector Packaging
DESCRIPTION

Purolator is an integrated freight, package, and logistics provider, that delivers packages to, from, and within Canada. Purolator is based in Mississauga, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Platinum Equity

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 50.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Platinum Equity's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
Platinum Equity's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

Platinum Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring divestitures of larger public companies primarily in North America and Europe. Historically, Platinum targeted technology/software related businesses, however, the firm has since branched out beyond tech and will consider acquisitions in a broad range of industries including chemicals, communications, logistics, healthcare, automotive, industrial products, and business services. Platinum Equity was formed in 1995 by Tom Gores and is based in Beverly Hills, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 84 of 86
Sector: Transportation M&A 7 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 41 of 42
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-04 R&B Wholesale Distributors

Ontario, California, United States

R&B Wholesale Distributors is a distributor of major home appliances. R&B Wholesale Distributors was founded in 1968 and is based in Ontario, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-12 Heroux-Devtek

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

Heroux-Devtek is a Canadian company serving the Aerospace market segment specializing in the design, development, manufacture repair, and overhaul of related systems and components. Heroux-Devtek supplies both the commercial and military sectors of the Aerospace segment with landing gear systems, including spare parts, repair and overhaul services, and airframe structural components. Heroux-Devtek was founded in 1942 and is based in Longueuil, Quebec.

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