M&A Deal Summary

XPO Acquires Simply Logistics

On July 28, 2014, XPO acquired transportation company Simply Logistics for 37M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is XPO’s 9th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is XPO’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is XPO’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is XPO’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-07-28
Target Simply Logistics
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) XPO
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 37M USD

Target

Simply Logistics

Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Atlantic Central Logistics is a provider of logistics services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

XPO

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Transportation
Employees39,000
Revenue 7.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
XPO office in Charlotte, North Carolina.
XPO office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

XPO is a provider of transportation and logistics solutions. XPO's transportation services include truck brokerage and transportation, less-than-truckload, intermodal, highly-engineered supply chain solutions, contract logistics, last mile, expedite, global forwarding and managed transportation. XPO was founded in 2000 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 17
Sector (Transportation) 9 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 15
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 11 of 14
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-31 Pacer International

Dublin, Ohio, United States

Pacer International, Inc. is an asset-light transportation and global logistics service provider. Pacer provides its transportation services from two operating segments: intermodal and logistics.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-10 UX Specialized Logistics

New York City, New York, United States

UX Specialized Logistics is a provider of last-mile logistics with services ranging from white glove home delivery, assembly and installation, and warehousing and fulfillment, to on-demand same-day expedited delivery, for major retail chains and e-commerce companies.

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