Does size really matter on the merry-go-round that is forwarding?
Does size matter? It was the biggest question at the (horror) show that is Transport ...
Crazy does it.
Upping the ante with evergreen M&A speculation, first off today are strong rumours from senior sources that one of the top 20 global logistics services providers by air/ocean sales is willingly looking to divest its freight forwarding operations to release value for shareholders.
(As market talk builds beyond any reasonably speculative threshold, it could be a subtle way to let everybody know, informally, that if a 100% takeover of the undisclosed group is engineered, it’ll be very, very pricey.)
Then a majestic Q1 22 trading ...
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