{"id":97899,"date":"2018-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evc.extramilecommunications.dev\/emergevest-acquires-cm-downton-in-75-million-transaction\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:24:56","slug":"emergevest-acquires-cm-downton-in-75-million-transaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/de\/emergevest-acquires-cm-downton-in-75-million-transaction\/","title":{"rendered":"EmergeVest erwirbt CM Downton in einer \u00a375-Millionen-Transaktion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EmergeVest, ein internationaler Private-Equity-Investor, gibt heute die \u00dcbernahme von CM Downton (Haulage Contractors) Limited (\u201eDownton\u201c oder das \u201eUnternehmen\u201c), einer der f\u00fchrenden britischen Logistikkonzerne, im Rahmen einer 75-Millionen-Pfund-Transaktion bekannt.<\/p>\n<p>EmergeVest hat die gesamte Beteiligung der Downton-Familie erworben und wird zus\u00e4tzliches Kapital zur Finanzierung des Unternehmenswachstums bereitstellen. Die Downton-Familie wird weiterhin in ihren jeweiligen Funktionen als Senior Management des Unternehmens fungieren. Investec Bank plc unterst\u00fctzte die \u00dcbernahme des Unternehmens durch EmergeVest mit einem integrierten Schuldenpaket.<\/p>\n<p>Diese Investition ist die siebte Akquisition von EmergeVest im britischen Logistiksektor seit der Gr\u00fcndung im Jahr 2013. Zum aktuellen britischen Portfolio von EmergeVest geh\u00f6ren Adjuno, Allport Cargo Services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/nfts-flagship-tilbury-warehouse-facility-is-open-for-produce-business\/\">NFT-Verteilung<\/a>, NR Evans und <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/rising-stars-choose-palletforce-network\/\">Palettenst\u00e4rke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gegr\u00fcndet 1955 und mit Hauptsitz in Gloucestershire, Gro\u00dfbritannien, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/ev-cargos-downton-looks-to-future-growth-as-ev-cargo-logistics\/\">Downton<\/a> erwirtschaftet einen Jahresumsatz von ca. 120 Millionen Pfund, betreibt 600 Sattelzugmaschinen und 1.800 Anh\u00e4nger und besch\u00e4ftigt ca. 1.350 Mitarbeiter in einem umfassenden britischen Netzwerk, darunter Moreton Valence (Hauptsitz), Quedgeley, Shepton Mallet, Chepstow, Sharpness, Hardwicke, Tuffley, Runcorn, Manchester, Dunstable, Leeds, Chatham und Tilbury.<\/p>\n<p>Zu den Kunden von Downton z\u00e4hlen einige der gr\u00f6\u00dften Unternehmen Gro\u00dfbritanniens aus einer Reihe von Branchen, darunter Lebensmittel und Getr\u00e4nke, Einzelhandel, Fertigung, Tinte und Papier, Druck und Verlagswesen, Energie, Abfall und <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/industries\/consumer\/\">Konsumg\u00fcter<\/a>Zu den Kunden z\u00e4hlen AB InBev, Dyson, Whirlpool, Fever-Tree, Saica Paper, UPM-Kymmene Corporation, Frontline und Marketforce.<\/p>\n<p>Heath Zarin, CEO und Managing Director von EmergeVest, kommentierte die heutige Ank\u00fcndigung: \u201eWir freuen uns \u00fcber die Gelegenheit, Downton in die EmergeVest-Familie aufzunehmen und in ein Unternehmen mit so gro\u00dfem Potenzial zu investieren.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Andy Downton, Managing Director von CM Downton, sagte: \u201eDie Downton-Familie hat zusammen mit einem fabelhaften Team von Mitarbeitern einen erstklassigen Betrieb aufgebaut, auf den wir sehr stolz sind. Der Verkauf des Unternehmens wurde nicht auf die leichte Schulter genommen, aber wir haben immer die Bedeutung von Wachstum und einer richtigen Nachfolgeregelung verstanden. Dieses Gesch\u00e4ft ist nun bereit f\u00fcr neue Energie, Kraft und Konzentration. EmergeVest sind die richtigen Nachfolger, um dies zu erreichen. Sie haben eine gro\u00dfartige Vision und bauen ein konkurrenzloses britisches Netzwerk auf, das Speditions-, Paletten-, K\u00fchl- und jetzt unser Ambient-Netzwerk umfasst.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>EmergeVest wurde bei dieser Transaktion beraten von:<br \/>\nAshurst \u2013 Legal<br \/>\nKPMG \u2013 Financial Due Diligence und Steuern<\/p>\n<p>CM Downton wurde bei dieser Transaktion beraten von:<br \/>\nOsborne Clarke \u2013 Legal<br \/>\nKPMG \u2013 Unternehmensfinanzierung<\/p>\n<p>Die Finanzierung der Transaktion erfolgt durch die Investec Bank plc<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EmergeVest, an international private equity investor, today announces its acquisition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":97590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"postlocation":[],"posttype":[],"postservice":[],"class_list":["post-97899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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