Comment / On the wires: CMA CGM's $3bn Ingram Micro CLS buy – just a fallback?

“Acquiring US-based Ingram Micro CLS will accelerate our supply chain capabilities in contract logistics and eCommerce expertise. [It is a] Key catalyst for our subsidiary Ceva Logistics’ development in high-growth eCommerce segment, especially in US, European markets. Ceva Logistics [is set] to become the fourth-largest global contract logistics provider.” – CMA CGM announced on 8 December the acquisition, via a share and asset purchase agreement, of “most of” Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services (IM CLS), although some “remaining portions of the ...