Comment / M&A radar: DSV Panalpina – it's all about the money, stupid

“A number of Panalpina employees in Switzerland have contacted DSV’s major shareholder the Ernst Göhner Foundation in a dispute about major layoffs. The hope is that the foundation can help the employees ensure better severance packages. The dispute especially concerns financial compensation.” – ShippingWatch, 9 December (sub required). 

Now it gets really exciting, with the Ernst Göhner Foundation (EGF) – which controlled 45.89% of PAN, and now almost 11% of DSV Panalpina – central in the discussion. Not particularly with regard to employees, really, ...