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2025 M&A overview Transports & Logistics
24/02/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial News

Transport & Logistics: 2025 M&A Review

Introduction The transport and logistics sector is navigating a period of fragile balance. In 2025, volume growth was no longer sufficient to offset cost volatility, regulatory pressure, and operational weaknesses on the ground. Even critical scale, long considered protective, now shows its limits in a more unstable and demanding environment, as confirmed by the recent […]
24/02/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions, SME and Mid-Cap Sales

Transport & Logistics: The Landmark Deals of 2025

In a particularly complex geopolitical year, the transport and logistics sectors maintained strong momentum in 2025, with numerous mergers and acquisitions. A closer look at the transactions that shaped the year, with insights from the experts at AURIS Finance, a specialist M&A advisory firm. A Trend Toward Consolidation At a time of heightened tension in […]
Transport routier et logistique : expansion du groupe Ducournau en France avec le rachat de Transports Hamon Frères
24/02/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions, SME and Mid-Cap Sales

Focus on Ducournau’s External Growth Strategy

The Ducournau Group is continuing its external growth momentum with the acquisition of Transports Hamon Frères, a company based in Ille-et-Vilaine. Analysis and insights by the experts at AURIS Finance, an M&A advisory firm. Since 2024, the Ducournau Group has acquired five companies. This reflects an aggressive external growth strategy for the transport operator, which […]
Composite image showing a man holding a tablet with air, road and sea freight in the background, illustrating logistics management and the partnership between AURIS Finance and Astre.
21/01/2026
Financial News

AURIS Finance becomes the preferred partner of the Astre Group for business sales and acquisitions

The transport and logistics sector is undergoing a period of profound transformation: globalization of supply chains, rising energy costs, margin pressures, decarbonization challenges, and a growing need for innovation to remain competitive. In this environment, SMEs and mid-sized companies – which make up the majority of market players – must find strategic partners capable of […]
Geodis building with trucks and logistics fleet, illustrating the strategic acquisition of Transports Malherbe
12/01/2026
Mergers & Acquisitions

Geodis acquires Transports Malherbe: a strategic move in the French transport and logistics sector

Geodis, the logistics subsidiary of SNCF, has signed an agreement to acquire Transports Malherbe, a French group specialized in full-load and partial-load freight transport. This operation confirms the ongoing trend of consolidation in the sector. Insights from AURIS Finance, a consulting firm specializing in M&A transactions. In the transport sector, activity continues to evolve. On […]
Colis privé
15/10/2025
Mergers & Acquisitions

CEVA Logistics Strengthens Last-Mile Delivery with MIPI Acquisition

CEVA Logistics, France’s leading logistics provider, has acquired MIPI, a specialist in last-mile delivery. Experts from AURIS Finance, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, analyze this latest market move. Expanding Urban Delivery Capabilities  CEVA Logistics continues to invest in innovative French startups. Through its subsidiary Colis Privé, the group has acquired Paris-based MIPI, adding a new […]
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