News / Private equity snaps up Unifeeder - but fails to exit CEVA

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The position of private equity in the logistics and transport industries has come into focus once again following today’s sale of Europe’s largest specialist regional shipping line and the continuing failure of CEVA Logistics’ owner Apollo to exit the business.

Denmark-based Unifeeder, which was taken over by Montagu Private Equity in 2007, today announced that its owner had come to an agreement with fellow private equity firm Nordic Capital to sell the company for an undisclosed sum.

According to Dutch shipping consultancy ...