Comment / Analysis: is corporate America in the T&L world lagging in the M&A stakes?

When last week Danish 3PL DSV formally disclosed its blockbuster $5bn Panalpina deal, after a protracted battle that started in mid-January, my attention was immediately caught by the US/”rest of the world” rankings split for all the major market players against whom the Danes say they compete.

You always know the Americans are up there at the top of the league tables fighting for recognition, mainly against the Europeans, but many of them can be now grouped for another reason: they ...