Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Merger, Acquisition, and Investment Advisory Services

Tap A&A’s 3PL provider insights, market knowledge, and proprietary benchmarks in pursuing your 3PL investment objectives. A&A has provided advice in 26 closed transactions. It has facilitated buy and sell side transactions, driven operational due diligence efforts, and developed industry report prospectus sections for initial public offerings.

• Utilize A&A’s market expertise to efficiently develop acquisition or merger goals and objectives.
• Benefit from A&A’s proprietary 3PL, freight forwarder, and warehousing provider databases in identifying target candidates.
• Let us arrange introductions to prospective candidates.
• A&A’s proprietary industry benchmarks and market research provides you with superior resources in performing due diligence.
• Leverage A&A’s operations and information technology expertise throughout the due diligence process.
• Ask A&A about its involvement in successful deals.

Key Benefits:

• Tap A&A’s unparalleled, detailed database of hundreds of 3PLs.
• Know target companies strengths and weaknesses prior to any contact.
• Use A&A’s primary market research and benchmarks to obtain fair market valuations.
• Receive critical appraisals of current company operations and overall market potential.
• Have the resources necessary to negotiate a well thought out deal.

M&A Buy-Side Advisory Process:

1. Based upon Clients acquisition criteria, A&A will leverage its proprietary 3PL database of over 3,000 3PLs to develop an initial target list.
2. A&A will:

• • Arrange Initial Meetings to Explore a Potential Acquisition
  • Secure NDAs/Confidentiality Agreements with those Targets of Interest
  • Participate in Target Meetings
  • Support Post-Meeting Follow-up
  • Support Negotiations as Requested

3. A&A will have ongoing update calls with Client’s team at least once every two weeks, or as mutually agreed to.
4. If requested, due diligence support can be provided by A&A at hourly rates.