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 | €3.58 billion (2011)[2] |
| €64.99 million (2011)[2] | |
| Total assets | €2.49 billion (2011)[2] |
| Total equity | €512.30 million (2011)[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 will be acquiring Jacobson Companies, a United States-based 3PL, for $750 million. Jacobson Companies is the third largest 3PL is the world.[4]
Norbert Dentressangle operates from 500 sites in 20 European countries and employs 33,000 people.[5]
In April 2015 US group XPO Logistics announced a $3.56 billion (3.24 billion euros) deal to acquire Norbert Dentressangle, including acquired debt.[6]
References
- ↑ Norbert-Dentressangle fête l’arrivée de son siège social à Lyon, Lyon Mag, 23 octobre 2013
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Norbert Dentressangle. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Company Description: Norbert Dentressangle". businessweek.com. BusinessWeek. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/jacobson-offer-idUKASB08LA620140731
- ↑ "Norbert Dentressangle - Our Values".
- ↑ "US logistics group XPO buying France's Dentressangle". Business Insider. 28 April 2014.