There were 16 deals recorded involving top railway equipment supply, product and services companies in the three months to August with a number of high profile acquisition, private equity, asset transaction and venture financing deals.
That’s according to GlobalData’s Financial Deals database, which tracks market activity across a variety of sectors and deal types.
How well do you really know your competitors?
Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.
Thank you!
Your download email will arrive shortly
Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample
We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form
By GlobalDataThe deals below only include those that have been completed – so excludes rumours or those that have been agreed but not yet executed.
The figures, which cover the top railway equipment supply, product and services companies, show the market in the US to be the most active, with six deals taking place over the last three months. That was followed by Japan, which saw two deals.
Below are some of the largest completed deals to have taken place in the last quarter.
Acquisitions
Knight-Swift Transportation Acquires 100% Stake in AAA Cooper - 05 July ($1,350m)
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., a provider of multiple transportation and logistics services, has acquired 100% of AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc. And an affiliated entity (AAA Cooper), a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier that also offers dedicated contract carriage and ancillary services, for enterprise value of USD1.35 billion. Both companies are based in the US.
The purchase price consideration consisted of USD1.3 billion in cash, USD10 million in Knight-Swift shares, and approximately USD40 million in assumed debt, net of cash. Cash for the transaction was funded from a new USD1.2 billion term loan provided by Bank of America to Knight-Swift, as well as existing Knight-Swift liquidity.
Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O. Of Lincoln, Nebraska served as Knight-Swift's transaction and legal advisor and Maynard Cooper & Gale, LLP served as AAA Cooper's transaction and legal advisor. SJ Consulting Group, Inc. Also provided advisory services to Knight-Swift in connection with the transaction.
The transaction is expected to be accretive to Knight-Swift's Adjusted EPS1 during the third quarter of 2021.
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors Acquires Transtar from United States Steel - 08 June ($640m)
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, an owner and acquirer of transportation equipment and infrastructure, has acquired Transtar, LLC, a rail operating subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, for USD640 million. All the companies are based in the US.
Morgan Stanley and Barclays are acting as financial advisors, and Sidley Austin LLP as legal advisor to Fortress Transportation.
Citi is acting as financial advisor, and Jones Day and Baker & Miller PLLC are acting as legal advisors to United States Steel.
Deal History:
Announced: On June 8, 2021, Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors announced to acquire Transtar for USD640 million. All the companies are based in the US.
Tanger Mediterranean Special Agency Acquires 35% Stake in Societe d Exploitation des Ports (Marsa Maroc) - 27 July ($605m)
Tanger Mediterranean Special Agency has acquired a 35% stake in Societe d Exploitation des Ports SA (Marsa Maroc), for MAD5.48 billion (USD604.95 million). Both the companies involved in the transaction are Morocco-based port operators.
Werner Enterprises Acquires 80% Stake in ECM Transport Group - 01 July ($142m)
Werner Enterprises Inc, a provider of transportation and logistics services, has acquired an 80% stake in ECM Transport Group, a provider of truckload services, for USD142.4 million and retains an exclusive option to buy the remaining 20% of ECM Transport Group after a period of five years. Both the companies are based in the US.
Werner financed the transaction through a combination of cash on hand, existing credit facilities and a new USD100 million fixed-rate term loan maturing in May 2024 with BMO Harris Bank N.A.
Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O. Acted as legal advisor to Werner Enterprises. Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP acted as legal advisor to ECM Transport Group.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Acquires UTXL - 01 June ($22m)
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Has acquired 100% of the equity interests of UTXL, Inc., a premier third-party logistics company, specializing in over-the-road full truckload and multi-stop loads, for USD22.5 million. Both companies involved in the transaction are based in the US.
Knight-Swift is a provider of multiple truckload transportation and logistics services.
The purchase price consideration is subject to a customary working capital adjustment and additional potential deferred payments over the next two years.
Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O. Of Lincoln, Nebraska served as transaction and legal advisor and Dinan Capital Advisors served as financial advisor to Knight-Swift. Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C. Of Kansas City, Missouri served as legal counsel to UTXL.
Venture financing
Waabi Secures USD83.5 Million in Series A Funding - 08 June ($84m)
Waabi, a Canadian developer and manufacturer of autonomous vehicles, has secured USD83.5 million Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures LLC.
In addition, investors including Uber, 8VC, Radical Ventures, OMERS Ventures, BDC, Aurora Innovation, Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, Pieter Abbeel and Sanja Fidler also participated in the funding.
Miles Raises USD12.5 Million in Series A Venture Funding - 22 July ($12m)
Miles, a US based provider of universal miles earning program, has raised USD12.5 Million in Series A venture Funding led by Scrum Ventures, with participation from TransLink Capital and Japan Airlines (as JAL Innovation Fund), TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance (MS&AD), Synapse Partners.
It also includes other individual investors including Vikram Malhotra, Chairman of the Americas with McKenzie; Ashish Toshniwal, CEO of Y Media Labs; Viral Bajaria, Chief Technology Officer of 6Sense; Chenxi Wang, Managing Partner, Rain Capital; and Harris Barton, serial investor and former All-Pro Lineman for The San Francisco 49ers.
DEXLAB Secures USD1.44 Million in Venture Funding - 30 June ($1m)
Dexlab, a token minting platform, has secured USD1.44 million led by blockchain VCs.
In addition, Solana and Eco Serum, Parataxis Capital, Genesis Block Ventures, CMS, NGC Ventures, Ledger Prime, Arca, Bixin, DFG, Sonic Capital, members of Race Capital, VTG, Evernew Capital, Genblock, Rok Capital, Dragon Roark, 499Block, Cryptomeria Capital, Axia8 Ventures, M6, and PetRock Capital. Also participated in the funding round.
Dennis Lee is the CEO of Dexlab.
MooVita Secures Series A Venture Funding - 08 June
MooVita, a Singapore-based an autonomous vehicle (AV) tech startups has secured Series A Venture Funding and led by Yinson Green Technologies Division, Pioneer Smart Sensing Innovations Corporation, SEEDS Capital and GreenMeadows Accelerator,SMRT Ventures.
Private equity
Yamato Invests in iStore - 26 July
Yamato Holdings Co Ltd, a Japan-based provider of door-to-door delivery service has invested iStore iSend Pte. Ltd(iStore iSend) a provider of logistics and supply chain services.
Asset transactions
NYK Line Sells Tsuruga Tanker For US$39.8 Million - 30 July ($40m)
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Group, has sold Tsuruga tanker to Greek buyers, for a sale consideration of $39.8 million.
The Tsuruga is a 2009-built, Panama-flagged crude oil tanker, with a gross tonnage of 160,068 tons and deadweight tonnage of 309,960 tons.
NGM Energy Acquires Takahashi Tanker From NYK Line For US$34.4 Million - 16 July ($34m)
NGM Energy SA has acquired Takahashi tanker from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Group, for a purchase consideration of US$34.35 million.
The Takahashi is a 2007-built, Japan-flagged crude oil tanker, with a gross tonnage of 160,235 tons and deadweight tonnage of 314,020 tons.
The transaction enables NGM Energy to strengthen its fleet of vessels.
MOL Sells Katsuragisan Tanker For US$28.5 Million - 27 August ($28m)
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), a Japanese transport company, has sold Katsuragisan tanker to a Chinese buyer, for a sale consideration of US$28.5 million.
The Katsuragisan is a 2005-built, Japan-flagged crude oil tanker, with a dead weight tonnage of 311,620 tons and gross tonnage of 160,250 tons.
By Michael Goodier.
