Comment / 'DSV + Schenker' – shock, celebration and...risk

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Now it’s a waiting game for M&A aficionados after Reuters kept most of us up all night, trying to decide what to make of its breaking story headed: “Denmark’s DSV wins 14 billion-euro race for Deutsche Bahn’s Schenker, sources say“.

Here it comes

The exclusive followed earlier Bloomberg coverage – read: “DSV said [to be] in advanced talks to buy €14 billion Deutsche Bahn arm” – also according to which, the Danish forwarder secured the backing of Deutsche Bahn over rival bidder ...