merger and acquisition

Celadon Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CGIP) announced late this afternoon that it "has disposed of its A&S Kinard and Buckler Transport subsidiaries" in an all cash transaction that was effective on March 31.  Celadon also announced it had entered into a Fifteenth Amendment to its credit...

After a very active 2018 that saw continuous deal-making in the asset-light third-party logistics (3PL) space, investment bankers told FreightWaves that they expect mergers and acquisitions to stay hot in 2019. High valuations and opportunities for scale and liquidity are driving sellers to market...

Livingstone International, Canada's largest customs broker, will be acquired by the U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity for an undisclosed sum. The sale, announced on February 21, did not suggest any immediate changes for Livingstone,  a member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance...

V.Group has acquired Global Marine Travel (GMT) from Inchcape Shipping Services according to a V.Group press release. The acquisition will increase the scale of V.Group's operations to offer global 24/7 travel services. V.Group, based in London, provides global marine support services. It has...

The largest Canadian freight brokerage, FLS Transportation Services, announced that it has acquired Scott Logistics, a Georgia-based brokerage with an estimated $155 million in revenue. The combined entity brought in revenues estimated at $500 million in 2018. The deal continues the consolidation...

There was a time when a merger between Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) would have inspired antitrust whispers. The days when these two companies dominated the web are long gone, but could a merger between the two be the best path forward? Activist hedge fund Starboard Value...

Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) acquisition of WhatsApp for $19 billion earlier this year caused quite a stir, but that's only been the fourth biggest acquisition so far this year, according to a new infographic from Finances Online. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) offered more than double that amount...

After an “unusual series of problems,” Tauriga Sciences (OTC: TAUG) was able to “reinvent themselves” with the help of newly-appointed CEO Dr. Stella Sung. When an exclusive license agreement went wrong, Immunovative Inc. (Tauriga’s predecessor company) had a very uncertain future....