FedEx Corp. agreed to buy Dutch parcel-delivery company TNT Express NV for 4.4 billion euros ($4.8 billion), predicting it can succeed where bigger rival United Parcel Service Inc. was blocked by regulators in 2013. UPS in January 2012 offered 9.50 euros for each TNT share before pulling out of the …
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Read More »FedEx to Acquire TNT Express for $4.8 Billion
FedEx touted the deal as an expansion of its shipping operations across Europe More: continued here
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Read More »FedEx to buy TNT for $4.8 billion to take on rivals in Europe
FedEx Corp is to buy Dutch package delivery firm TNT Express for an agreed 4.4 billion euros ($4.8 billion), stepping up the challenge to rivals United Parcel Service and Deutsche Post in Europe. European regulators blocked a 2013 takeover of TNT by UPS due to concerns it would stifle competition, …
Read More »FedEx buys TNT for $4.8 billion; stock surges
FedEx Corp. will buy Dutch package delivery firm TNT Express for $4.8 billion, aiming to expand its presence in Europe and around the world. FedEx will offer 8 euros in cash per TNT share to investors in a deal that will give TNT customers access to FedEx's global distribution platform. More: continued here
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