While the global logistics market continues to boom, competition among large businesses is becoming more fierce than ever. In addition to competitive pressure, they also face major challenges such as limited warehouse space, increased operating costs and regulations on traffic safety, labor safety and environmental protection. is receiving more and more attention in not only developed countries. To maintain their position in the industry, leading logistics service enterprises in the world have continuously expanded their presence across different regions, enhanced services and developed their businesses.
It is predicted that the leading logistics service businesses will still be the market leaders in the coming years. Meanwhile, the introduction of green logistics solutions and the expansion of free trade agreements around the world could create businesses that are more profitable than these leading logistics service businesses in the future. hybrid.
In the first 6 months of 2018, the number of mergers and acquisitions in the transportation and logistics industry was 111 deals with a total value of 71.7 billion USD. Compared to the same period in 2017, the number of M&A deals in 2018 decreased but the total transfer value tended to increase. Notably, M&A deals related to logistics and road transport activities accounted for the largest proportion in both quantity and transfer value in the first months of 2018.
Most of the major M&A deals take place in China, reflecting the very rapid pace of development, and at the same time the requirements to change the way traditional logistics operate in China are happening very strongly. Some typical examples of large M&A in China in the first 6 months of 2018 can be taken such as: Alibaba Group invested 1.38 billion USD in ZTO company - one of China's large logistics companies - to owns 10% of this company's shares; or JD.com sold 18.6% of its shares to invest $2.5 billion in logistics company Beijing Jingbangda Trade Co. 1.3.
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