Introduction

The drive to improve scale and 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 series provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of this activity in this sector. It offers a unique insight into both deal activity, deal rationale and the market fundamentals driving the sector.

Scope

• An assessment of recent M&A activity in the Transport and Logistics sector throughout the world.
• An evaluation of the trends both within the Transport and Logistics sector as a whole, as well as individual deals.

• For the rest of 2008, limited credit availability will continue to have a large negative impact on investors and their ability to carry out financial deals in the T&L sector. It is likely that deal-making environment in the T&L industry will be slower for 2008, as the impending recession and uncertain economic conditions continue to gain momentum.
• European rail freight and transport infrastructure has suddenly started to attract private capital. High oil prices are the primary driver for this trend, due to the resultant expected increase in rail's modal share of freight carried.
• Globally the sea freight sector is witnessing hectic financial activity. Companies are using private placement, as well as the M&A route, to achieve greater shipping capacity in anticipation of sustained freight demand and freight rates.

• Understand the recent trends within M&A in the Transport and Logistics sector.
• Gain a detailed understanding of the market context behind factors driving both the sector as a whole and individual deals.
• Gain an overview of deal trends on a historical basis and the progress of individual deals as they happen.

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