Transport & Logistics
ACTUALLY LOGICAL: GERMANY IS THE LOGISTICS WORLD CHAMPION.
The Transport & Logistics sector is characterized by constant change
Increasing consolidation, expensive new technologies and changing customer needs are moving the market and people. In this complex environment, corporate mergers and acquisitions pose major challenges for all parties involved.
It’s good to have the right consulting partner in this situation.
Germany is home to some of the world’s largest logistics groups
This success is no coincidence. The country is traditionally strong in exports, it is strategically located in Europe and is equipped with a well-functioning infrastructure. It is no wonder that the logistics market, with a volume of EUR 270 billion, is one of the most important sectors of the German economy.
One of the most important competitive advantages in this fiercely contested market is the ability to scale up without sacrificing margin. Growing inorganically therefore plays a decisive role, not least with regard to the necessary financial resources that the challenges to technologically improve entail.
Digital transformation: growth driver and challenge at the same time
In the course of digitization and the establishment of global supply chains, logistics significantly gained importance – the strong increase in online trade reinforced growth even more, also in regional transport or intralogistics. At the same time, however, the challenges also grew: new technologies, changing customer requirements, rising energy costs, supply chain woes. All of this requires considerable investment and therefore size.
Responding to change – Realigning strategies
Entrepreneurs must respond to this change. Be it by passing on their own life’s work to a suitable successor, refocusing their business models, for example by selling off peripheral activities, or by choosing a growth strategy and strengthening their competitive position with the help of acquisitions.
All these scenarios confirm: there is still movement in the logistics industry – and this will not change in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, M&A activity in the market is high and with it the need for competent advice.
True competence is always a combination of experience and vision
In his professional career, Rainald Roth has successfully accompanied some of the largest European M&A transactions in the field of transport & logistics. Furthermore, he is an active member of the German Logistics Association (BVL), a popular speaker and very well connected in the industry.
