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A.P. MOELLER MAERSK, an integrated container logistics services provider, announced last month that it intends to acquire Glen Mills, Pa.-based Pilot Freight Services from Pilot's owners, the New York-based private equity firm ATL Partners and Canadian institutional investor British Columbia Investment Management Capital. Maersk officials said that the purchase price is $1.68 billion (USD), adding that the acquisition is subject to regulatory review and approval, which it expects to be obtained by the second quarter, with both Maersk and Pilot operating as independent businesses until the acquisition is made official. Upon completion of the acquisition, Maersk said it plans to extend its integrated logistics offerings and complement the previous acquisitions it's made to provide integrated logistics solutions in North America, including Performance Team (B2B warehousing and distribution) and Visible SCM (e-commerce warehousing and parcel distribution). Maersk also said that Pilot will be adding new services within the big and bulky e-commerce segment, and subsequently boost cross-selling opportunities as well as "create significant cost synergies by leveraging capabilities across the different parts of its service solutions." |