Intersections: Q1 2015 Transportation & Logistics Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis

Intersections is a quarterly analysis of global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry.

It provides an overview of the most recent M&A results and our expectations for future deal activity.

Highlights of what the first-quarter 2015 analysis revealed:

• There was a slight dip in announced transactions (worth $50 million or more) from 62 T&L deals in the previous quarter to 54 deals in this sector in the first quarter.
• Overall T&L deal value increased by $5.8 billion, primarily driven by megadeal activity.
• Asia and Oceania accounted for the majority of T&L deal value and volume in the first quarter.
• Reversing a recent trend, cross-border T&L transactions gained significant momentum in the first quarter.
• Trucking deals remained prominent in the first quarter, however activity was driven by the passenger ground and logistics industries.
• One key driver of improved activity across all transportation modes will likely be the decline in fuel costs globally as diesel and gasoline prices hit their lowest level since 2009.