M&A Deal Summary

TFI International Acquires R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. - Courier Services Business

On March 2, 2020, TFI International acquired transportation company R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. - Courier Services Business from R.R. Donnelley & Sons

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TFI International’s 19th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is TFI International’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TFI International’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-03-02
Target R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. - Courier Services Business
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) TFI International
Sellers(s) R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. - Courier Services Business

Chicago, Illinois, United States
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.'s Courier Services Business provides streamlined courier services for clients.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TFI International

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1957
Sector Transportation
Employees26,287
Revenue 8.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

TFI International is a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, operating across Canada and the United States through its subsidiaries. TransForce creates value for shareholders by identifying strategic acquisitions and managing a growing network of wholly-owned, operating subsidiaries. Under the TransForce umbrella, companies benefit from financial and operational resources to build their businesses and increase their efficiency. TFI International was incorporated in is based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 35
Sector: Transportation M&A 19 of 30
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 9
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 10 of 16
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-03 Normandin Transit

Napierville, Quebec, Canada

Normandin Transit, Inc. is a provider of transportation of less-than-truckload and full truckload freight shipments to and from any U.S. or Canadian destination.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-12 Gusgo Transport

Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

Gusgo Transport is a container transport and storage company that provides its customers with reliable and cost-effective local and cross-border container transportation. The company operates more of a dedicated model, where it partners with larger organizations that have regular container storage and transport requirements. It has developed a specialty in temperature-controlled commodities and not only has an extensive Genset Chassis fleet but also has 90 ground-based electrical plug-ins in our secure storage yard. Gusgo Transport was formed in 1969 and is based in Vaughan, Ontario.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

R.R. Donnelley & Sons

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1864
Sector Business Services
Employees33,000
Revenue 4.8B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to RR Donnelley's office in Warrenville, Illinois.
Entrance to RR Donnelley's office in Warrenville, Illinois.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons is a global provider of integrated communications. The Company works with customers worldwide to develop custom communications solutions that reduce costs, enhance return on investment and ensure compliance. Drawing on a range of proprietary and commercially available digital and conventional technologies deployed across four continents, the Company employs a suite of Internet-based capabilities and other resources to provide premedia, printing, logistics and business process outsourcing products and services to leading clients in virtually every private and public sector. R.R. Donnelley was formed in 1864 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 7
State: Illinois M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 5 of 8
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-25 R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. - Global Document Solutions Business

Chicago, Illinois, United States

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.'s Global Document Solutions Business provides document management services and solutions. GDS has locations in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Poland and Italy and employs approximately 1,500 people.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-10 Edgar Online

Rockville, Maryland, United States

EDGAR Online is a real-time SEC regulatory data and financial analytics supplier that provides disclosure documents in multiple formats, company financials, structured data sets, and mission-critical insights directly to exchanges, brokerage firms, data distributors, and financial portals. EDGAR Online is based in Rockville, Maryland.

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