LOGISTICS BUSINESS PURCHASE + SALE

Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures (the purchase and sale of a business) represent a corporate strategy through which logistics, supply chain and other transportation companies are acquired, divested and combined with one another so as to optimize the potential synergies attainable from such transactions. The preponderance of such transactions are acquisitions or divestitures (as opposed to mergers), for the sheer fact that it is very rare to have an equitable sharing of leadership between the consolidated corporate entities - instead, one party typically asserts its dominance over the combined corporate entity.

There are extreme variances with respect to the form and function of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Certain acquisitions can be construed as friendly, wherein the various corporate entities cooperate in the negotiations with the intended aim of realizing an agreeable combination. Conversely, there are hostile acquisitions, wherein the takeover target is unwilling to be acquired or the target's board of directors has no prior knowledge of the delivered offer - such that the target corporation, its board of directors and/or its shareholders feel pressured into doing that which is not necessarily their preference [hence the hostile nature of such acquisitions].

For knowledgeable and experienced legal representation with respect to logistics, supply chain, warehousing, transportation or international trade, contact logistics lawyer Christopher R. Neufeld via email at Chris@LogisticsLawyer.ca or telephone for Canadian matters at (416) 887-9702 (Toronto) or (403) 400-4092 (Calgary) or for United States matters at 646-681-4491 (New York).

Recent: Mr. Neufeld spoke at the IWLA - International Warehousing and Logistics Association's 2014 Annual Conference on legal matters of cross-border logistics.

Logistics Lawyer Christopher R. Neufeld is admitted to practice law in both Ontario and Alberta (Canada) and New York (U.S.A.), with the law firm of Neufeld Legal Professional Corporation, with its dual headquarters situated at 719 Catalina Cres., Burlington, Ontario, Canada and 705 - 120 Silvercreek Close NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mr. Neufeld's principal legal work in the logistics field relates to corporate-commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, contract negotiation and drafting, business development, corporate governance, commercial leasing and foreign trade. COPYRIGHT 2009-14.

Logistics - Supply Chain - Warehouse - Trucking - Rail - Shipping - Air Freight - Intermodal / Multimodal