Introduction

The drive to increase scale and improve profits combined with a highly fragmented market have resulted in continued M & A in the transport and logistics sector. Datamonitor's quarterly Financial Deal Insights provides a unique insight into deal rationale and the market fundamentals driving the sector.

Scope

*An assessment of recent M&A activity in the Transport & Logistics industry throughout the world.

*An evaluation of the trends both within the Transport & Logistics sector as a whole as well as individual deals.

Highlights

M&A activity in the Transportation & Logistics segment recoded a decrease of 37.2% decrease in deal volume against 2008 average.

Average deal size in Q1 09 witnessed a decrease of 46.5% against the 2008 average deal size.

M&A activity in the sea transportation segment recorded a decrease of 4.5% in volume and 83.1% decline in value.

Reasons to Purchase

*Understand the recent trends within M&A in the Transport and Logistics sector.

*Gain a detailed understanding of the market factors which drive both the sector as a whole and individual deals.

*Gain an overview of deal trends on a historical basis.