M&A Deal Summary

World Logistics Group Acquires Kamino Logistics

On November 30, 2011, World Logistics Group acquired transportation company Kamino Logistics from Solis Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is World Logistics Group’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is World Logistics Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-11-30
Target Kamino Logistics
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) World Logistics Group
Sellers(s) Solis Capital Partners
Deal Type Merger

Target

Kamino Logistics

Horley, United Kingdom
Kamino Logistics Ltd. is a logistics provider and freight forwarder. Kamino offers a blend of services for effective supply chain management including: value-added warehousing and distribution, full out-sourced logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and domestic freight management.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

World Logistics Group

Holly Springs, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

World Logistics Group, Inc. is a provider of freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, and other supply chain management services worldwide.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 World Commerce Services

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

World Commerce Services LLC headquartered in Chicago, IL, is a transporation management and consulting firm providing cocept-to-completion services.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Solis Capital Partners

Newport Beach, California, United States

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 113M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Solis Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle-market companies operating in business services, software and related technology, and consumer services. Solis Capital looks to invest $5 to $25 million for majority positions in businesses generating sales of $5 to $100 million. Target companies are typically cash-flow positive and have high barriers to entry. The firm's investment horizon is four to six years. Solis Capital Partners was formed in 2002 and is based in Newport Beach, California with an additional office in San Diego.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 2
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-30 Tigers

Hong Kong, China

Tigers is a logistics and transportation company, that specializes in bespoke supply chain solutions, e-fulfillment, and transportation by air, sea, and road. Tigers was founded in 2011 and is based in Hong Kong.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-20 Resolve Systems

Campbell, California, United States

Resolve Systems is an IT process automation software company that places human ingenuity at the forefront of workplace advancement. Resolve evolved significantly from its ITPA origins into the leading incident response and resolution software platform supporting the network, IT and security operations environments of leading Fortune 500 enterprises throughout the world. Resolve Systems was founded in 2000 and is based in Campbell, California.

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