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Logistics & Transportation
The availability of new technologies and enhanced business processes have had a more significant impact on transforming both the transportation and logistics industries.
Today, tracking products is much more convenient, which has increased the transparency between multiple businesses and their customers. Thus, the logistics and transportation industries are both at their peaks of success with the help of new forms of technologies.
Our market view
The world has never been so small, advanced, and fast-paced. Down the road, the offline world needs to fit into the online reality. More companies have been encouraged to take special advantage of the most recent technologies in order to add value to their services.
This journey often presents opportunities for M&A because more skills and features need to be combined. Our professionals in the industry can offer the most relevant expertise required for a successful transaction.
Market Outlook
Emergence of e-commerce
Rise of digital literacy
Greater need for micro transport
More engagement among players for streamlining
Latest Transactions
Team
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Isabelle Arnaud-Despreaux
Robbie Woodford
Wolfgang F. Fink
Carlos Carvalho
Piotr Kucharczyk
Eric Oganesoff
Vegard Brattum
Uri Shaham
Rodrigo Althoff
Koji Tauchi
Karl Bennett
Chairman - Bordeaux
Isabelle Arnaud-Despreaux
26 years experience in M&A advisory (5 years in leading M&A bank institution, 5 years at EY corporate Finance) + 2 years in strategy consultancy.
Managed more than 100 transactions ranging from large caps (ex France Telecom, Disney, etc) to small caps.
Leader of the Transports & Logistics Industry Group.
Industry experience:
Advertising, PR & marketing; Aerospace & defense; Agriculture; Beverages; Education and training; Information technology; Leisure; Life sciences; Luxury goods; Recycling; Steel, metal, and woodworking; Telecom; Trade; Wholesale.
Email:arnaud@m-a-worldwide.com
Consultant Corporate Finance
Robbie Woodford
Master in Economics & Strat. Management. Universities in the Netherlands and Dublin. Working experience at ING and CapitalMind. Experience in M&A & finance >8 years, National and international. Joined M&A Worldwide Amsterdam in 2017.
Member of the Logistics & Transport team.
Industry Expertise:
Luxury goods; Retail and franchising; Textile & clothing; Trade; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.
Partner
Wolfgang F. Fink
Ph.D., M.B.A., and Industrial Engineer. CEO and CFO in private firms and major corporations: Blumenbecker, IMI Norgren,
Cooper Crouse-Hinds; manager in Siemens and ABB. Valuation of acquisitions shares and asset transactions, integration.
Industry expertise:
Building & construction; Electronics; Engineering.
Managing Partner
Carlos Carvalho
More than 20 years of experience in M&A, Corporate Finance, Strategy, Retail, and Financial Services. Coordinated several Corporate Finance projects in Portugal, Spain, Angola, France, England, Poland, and the US. Vertical specialization.
Industry experience:
Financial services; Retail and franchising.
Member of Financial Services & Logistic & Transportation Industry Groups.
Associate Partner
Piotr Kucharczyk
10 years of experience in corporate finance advisory that has focused upon national and cross-border M&A projects. Has expertise in valuations and due diligence processes. Has been involved in M&A and corporate finance projects in a range of sectors such as manufacturing, IT, pharmacy, and retail.
Industry experience:
Healthcare; Information technology; Retail and franchising; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.
Member of Internet, Software & Technology and Logistics & Transportation Industry Groups.
Managing Director
Eric Oganesoff
President and CEO, TracerNET, Inc.
CEO, GreenStone Industries, Inc.
President, Washington Resources Group, Inc.
White House appointment to NASA.
Industry expertise:
Aerospace & defence; Building & construction; Energy & renewables; Government; Information technology; Telecom.
Partner
Vegard Brattum
Director of M&A in the Norwegian Postal Group (Posten Norge AS) with responsibility for transactions, due diligence, integrations, value assessments, and strategic advice.
CFO of SpectrumOne AB, listed as a venture company
Project manager in The Norwegian Post (Porten Norge AS), with tasks such as restructuring projects, strategy, and concept development.
Board member of Bring Frigoscandia AB
Work areas:
Buying and selling companies
Strategy and business development
Valuations
Restructuring and cost reduction
Member of the Logistics & Transportation Industry Group
Industry experience:
Business Services, Information Technology, and Logistics & Transportation.
E-mail::vbrattum@m-a-worldwide.com
Managing Partner
Uri Shaham
Managing Partner Cukierman & Co., previously Head of Business Development Cukierman New Mobility.
Prior to that, Uri held various positions within the industry including the Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) program at Elbit Systems (Nasdaq ESLT)
Member of the Logistics & Transportation Industry Group.
Associate
Rodrigo Althoff
Associate at Galapagos Cypress since 2019, having worked and led M&A and debt-raising deals as well as evaluation projects in a number of industries, mainly logistics, fintechs, technology, urban mobility and infrastructure.
Industry experience:
Energy & renewables; Financial services; Healthcare; Information technology; Transport & logistics.
Member of Logistics & Transportation Industry Group.
Director
Koji Tauchi
MBA in Waseda Business School.
Over 30 years experience in consulting and economic research field.
Worked in the consulting firm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, focusing on cross-border alliance and M&A deals for mid-sized Japanese clients from various industries such as construction, global logistics, manufacturing etc.
Industry Experience:
Automotive; Building & Construction; Chemicals; Clean technology; Electronics; Energy & renewables; Engineering; Financial services; Food; Government; Healthcare; Life sciences; Real estate & facility management; Retail and franchising; Wholesale.
Member of the Logistics & Transportation Industry Group.
E-mail:ktauchi@m-a-worldwide.com
Executive Director
Karl Bennett
Karl Bennett has over 18 years of corporate finance experience in NZ, Australia, UK, USA & Poland involving mergers & acquisitions activity, due diligence, planning and executing debt & capital raising (including Initial Public Offerings or “IPOs”), systems (IT and operational) change management and the building, analysis of and reporting of financial and/or operating models for consolidated groups, joint ventures, companies or projects. Karl holds the CA qualification from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
Industry experience:
Agriculture; Beverages; Building & Construction; Energy & renewables; Information technology.
Member of the Logistics & Transportation Industry Group.
E-mail::kbennett@m-a-worldwide.com
