DSV Buys DB Schenker for $15.9B

Supply Chain
Written By Rick Watson

DSV is a global logistics and transportation company based in Denmark. It offers services such as road, air, and sea freight, as well as warehousing and supply chain solutions.

DB Schenker is a division of Deutsche Bahn, the German national railway company, specializing in global logistics and supply chain management.

Danish freight forwarder DSV has agreed to purchase German transportation and logistics provider DB Schenker for $15.9B from Deutsche Bahn. The acquisition will allow Deutsche Bahn to focus on its core rail business, reduce its debt, and assist DSV to grow its business in Germany. How do regulators see this transaction?

Transport Topics: DSV Buys DB Schenker for $15.9B, Creating Logistics Giant

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

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