Infos Transport (Patrice Salini)

British Airways and Iberia sign Merger Agreement. Madrid, 8 of April of 2010 Further to and in accordance with the notification of relevant fact dated November 12, 2009, Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. (“Iberia”) notifies that, on the date hereof, after the conditions established for the purpose have been fulfilled, it has entered with British Airways Plc (“British Airways”) into the final merger agreement for the combination of both companies. The merger agreement implements and specifies the terms of the merger transaction agreed, consistently in all significant aspects with the binding agreement (MoU) signed on November 12, 2009 and with the content of the notification made on said date. http://grupo.iberia.es/portal/site/grupoiberia/menuitem.64873cc9617e20a762e95210d21061ca/?id_noticia=8c9e3ba256f87210VgnVCM100000930216ac____

Selon "Le Soir", ABX serait vendu par 3i au groupe DSV pour 750 millions d'Euros. L'opération serait finalisée en septembre. Les analystes soulignent la complémentarité des réseaux. http://www.truck-business.com/ livre le commentaire suivant : "Le groupe DSV a conclu un accord avec 3i, l’équipe de management d’ABX et les autres actionnaires pour acquérir la totalité des actions de XB Luxembourg Holdings 1 SA, la société mère du groupe belge. Le montant de la transaction atteint 750 millions d’euros pour la totalité des actions. Les 2 groupes, ABX et DSV, emploient au total 25.000 personnes pour un chiffre d’affaires combiné de 6,5 milliards d’euros. Cette opération s’explique notamment par la complémentarité des 2 groupes en termes de couverture géographique. ABX est active en Italie, Espagne, France et Allemagne tandis que DSV est fortement implantée dans le Nord de l’Europe. ABX est également active en Asie, Amérique du Nord, Amérique du Sud et Afrique. Le r...

Eddie Stobart joining Stock Market Communiqué : 15 August 2007 Stobart Group Limited is to be created through a proposed merger of The Westbury Property Fund Limited and Eddie Stobart Group. The new enlarged business should bring customers a truly integrated transport and logistics solution, combining road, rail and ports activities. A combination of road, rail and ports activities are well placed to serve environmentally and cost-conscious customers. The Westbury Property Fund Limited (‘Westbury’), the commercial property and ports company, announces a proposed merger1 with Eddie Stobart Group (‘Eddie Stobart’), one of the most recognised brands2 in the UK. The new, enlarged company, to be known as Stobart Group Limited, will have net assets of over £250m. The merger brings together two companies which see huge commercial and environmental benefits of combining road transport and storage with rail freight and waterborne transport systems, thereby offering customers a truly integrated ...