by Brandon Hastings | Oct 18, 2018 | Insights, Logistics
The Coca-Cola Company has announced it will acquire UK's Costa Limited in a £3.9 billion ($5.1 billion) deal, according to a Coca-Cola press release. It's a merger & acquisition (M&A) move that certainly shouldn't surprise those in the logistics industry, as...
by Brandon Hastings | Jan 30, 2018 | Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Insights
As far as the business world is concerned, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are standard fare. One company sees the opportunity to grow or add a complementary competency, so it acquires a (typically smaller) company. Or in some cases, two well-established industry...
by Andrew de Bray | Jun 20, 2017 | Insights
Speak to just about anyone, and he or she will have an experience or story about Amazon to share. For the past 20 years, Amazon has grown from a simple, online book store into the œmall-killer many had suggested. The ability for people to gain access to goods and...
by Brandon Hastings | Jun 14, 2017 | Insights
When you consider the subject of mergers and acquisitions, most people immediately think of the financial and legal aspects. Understandably so, as these are essential areas of any M&A deal. If the numbers don’t add up, no deal. The same goes if there’s...
by Brandon Hastings | Nov 25, 2016 | Insights
If you live in Houston, or have an interest in the beer industry, chances are you’ve already heard about (and possibly reacted to) the acquisition of local craft-beer brewer Karbach Brewing Co. by beer behemoth Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the global volume...