Norbert Dentressangle () was a major

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an transport,

logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

and

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. It was founded in 1979, initially concentrating on cross channel transport between

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and the

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. In December 2007, Norbert Dentressangle doubled its size, and significantly strengthened its position in Europe, with the acquisition of

Christian Salvesen Christian Salvesen was a Scottish whaling, transport and logistics company with a long and varied history, employing 13,000 staff and operating in seven countries in western Europe. In December 2007, it was acquired by French listed transport ...

, and in March 2011, it bought the British company TDG. The company reported proforma revenues of €3.8 billion for 2012. 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. Norbert Dentressangle operated from five hundred sites in twenty European countries, and - at one time - employed 33,000 people. On 28 April 2015, the group

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announced a $3.56 billion (3.24 billion euros) deal to acquire Norbert Dentressangle, including acquired debt. The acquisition was completed on 8 June 2015, and the Dentressangle brand was phased out from June 2015.

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