Mergers & Acquisitions
Insights from senior executives within companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions activity to provide a view on expected trends and the most important issues currently facing businesses by sector.
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Table of Contents
1. Foreword
2. Executive Summary
UK Logistics Sector M&A Index
3. Business sentiment
Respondents
The M&A Index and business sentiment
Increased labour costs top table of future challenges
The drive to decarbonise
4. Mergers and acquisitions trends
Consolidation likely to increase
Business investment levels buoyant
Productivity challenges
Future intentions
Key M&A drivers
M&A success factors
Financing M&A
Structuring a deal
Post-deal issues
Barriers to M&A activity
Looking ahead
Now in it's 5th edition
Download the 2024 report here:
UK Logistics Mergers & Acquisitions Index 2024
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RPG Crouch Chapman and Logistics UK, in conjunction with Analytiqa, are delighted to publish the fifth edition of the UK Logistics Mergers & Acquisition report.
These results draw on the insights of senior executives within logistics companies in the UK to provide a view on expected trends in M&A, including valuations as well as addressing a range of issues currently facing the sector, including business investment, productivity and decarbonisation.
Geopolitical conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine and developments in the Middle East, continue to impact on global supply chains. While global trade hit a record high in 2024, much of the growth was driven by a rise in the trade of services, with goods accounting for a more modest share of the increase.
Given this mixed wider context, the results of this research are on balance reassuring, with the 2025 M&A Index returning to positive territory.
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