{"id":1923,"date":"2016-04-06T16:11:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T16:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/biz-consultants-ma-activity-set-for-take-off\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:50:22","slug":"biz-consultants-ma-activity-set-for-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/biz-consultants-ma-activity-set-for-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Biz Consultants: M&A Activity Set for Take Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mergers and acquisition deal making among global transportation and logistics companies is expected to soar past the $73 billion mark this year, according to consulting firm KPMG.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s up from about $67 billion posted for last year, and the fourth straight year of increased M&A activity in this sector, according to Fleet Owner<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect investment activities in the transport and logistics sector to remain high driven by the search for growth; changes in demographics and supply chains; evolution of business models; and changes to the regulatory environment,\u201d noted James Stamp, head of transport in the U.K. for KPMG, in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith interest rates remaining low, returns on asset acquisitions remain attractive, he added.<\/p>\n

Andrew Tipping, a principle with Strategy&, the strategy consulting business unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), noted in research brief late last month that such \u201cdynamics\u201d are rooted primarily in the changing needs of commercial transportation and logistics customers, reports Fleet Owner.<\/p>\n

\u201cShippers\u2019 supply chains are becoming ever more complex, even in market segments where their needs have been relatively straightforward in the past,\u201d he said, pointing to five trends that are helping to fuel more M&A activity in the transportation and logistics industry:<\/p>\n