News / SME forwarders in a 'very good mood' and getting into M&A mode

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“2024 will be the year of consolidation”, according to forwarders – but it looks to have begun already.

Today marks yet another M&A deal in the small to mid-size forwarding market: Rhenus Logistics’s Italian operation has acquired Pesenti Trasporti & Logistica, which has its own fleet of vehicles.

“Maintaining the strong origins and values that have been driving forces of our company are fundamental for us and have been the reason why we have assessed that Rhenus Logistics could, also as a ...