Norbert Dentressangle
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| Société anonyme | |
| Industry | Transport, logistics, freight forwarding |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Norbert Dentressangle |
| Headquarters | Lyon[1], France |
Key people |
Hervé Montjotin (CEO) Norbert Dentressangle (chairman) |
| Revenue | €4.03 billion (2013)[2] |
| €142 million (2013)[2] | |
| Website | http://norbert-dentressangle.com |
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Norbert Dentressangle (French pronunciation: [nɔʁbɛʁ dɑ̃tʁɛsɑ̃ɡl]) is a major European transport, logistics and freight forwarder.[3] It was founded in 1979, initially concentrating on cross-channel transport between France and the United Kingdom.
In 2007, Norbert Dentressangle doubled its size and significantly strengthened its position in Europe with the acquisition of Christian Salvesen, and in March 2011 it bought the British company TDG. The company reported proforma revenues of €3.8 billion for 2012.[2]
In July 2014, Norbert Dentressangle announced that it would be acquiring Jacobson Companies, a United States-based 3PL, for $750 million. Jacobson Companies was then the third largest 3PL in the world.[4]
Norbert Dentressangle operates from 500 sites in 20 European countries and employs 33,000 people.[5]
On 28 April 2015, the US group XPO Logistics announced a $3.56 billion (3.24 billion euros) deal to acquire Norbert Dentressangle, including acquired debt.[6] The acquisition was completed on 8 June 2015,
References
- ↑ Norbert-Dentressangle fête l’arrivée de son siège social à Lyon, Lyon.mag.com, 23 October 2013
- 1 2 3 "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Norbert Dentressangle. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Company Description: Norbert Dentressangle". businessweek.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Norbert Dentressangle to buy US-based Jacobson for $750 mln", Reuters, 31 July 2014
- ↑ "Norbert Dentressangle - Our Values".
- ↑ "US logistics group XPO buying France's Dentressangle". Business Insider. 28 April 2014.