XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO), een wereldwijde leverancier van supply-chain oplossingen, maakt vandaag de naam bekend van het nieuwe bedrijf dat is gericht op de logistieke activiteiten van XPO. Het nieuwe bedrijf krijgt de naam GXO Logistics, Inc. and will go to market with the tagline “Logistics at full potential.” The company made its debut with a introductievideo toont het nieuwe logo en verhaal achter het bedrijf.
Brad Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of XPO Logistics, said, “Today, we took an exciting step forward on our path to spinning off our logistics segment. The new company is called GXO — three letters that stand for the game-changing opportunities we’re bringing to the table for customers, employees and shareholders, with a nod to our XPO heritage. GXO will take this legacy into the future as an independent public company, with countless ways to deliver logistics at full potential.”
Dankzij jarenlange investeringen in technologie als onderdeel van XPO, bevindt GXO zich in een sterke positie om in te spelen op nieuwe ontwikkelingen in de logistieke sector: de groei van de e-commerce en de omnichannel retail, de snel toenemende vraag bij klanten naar automatisering en digitale functionaliteit, en een verschuiving naar uitbesteding van supply chain diensten. Het bedrijf zal focus leggen op strategische prioriteiten en zijn blue-chip klantenbasis, met aandelen om op de lange termijn waarde te creëren voor zijn stakeholders.
""De merkidentiteit van het nieuwe bedrijf bevat de kwaliteiten die ons tot een leider in de sector maken - ons vermogen om snellere, efficiëntere, slimmere logistiek te leveren tegen lagere kosten, met behulp van geavanceerde automatisering en data,"" zegt Malcolm Wilson, XPO’s Chief Executive Officer van XPO in Europa, die is aangetreden als CEO van GXO. “Ik kijk ernaar uit om ons wereldwijde team te leiden naar nieuwe kansen die voor ons liggen.”
In december 2020 maakte XPO het voornemen bekend om een spin-off door te voeren van het logistieke segment van het bestaande bedrijf en twee krachtige spelers te laten ontstaan met elk een duidelijk specialisme in hun branche, transport en logistiek. Na de splitsing blijft XPO een wereldwijd actieve leverancier van vrachtvervoer, voornamelijk voor less-than-truckload transport en truck contracting. GXO wordt de tweede grootste contractlogistieke leverancier ter wereld. Het gebruik van de naam, het logo en andere merkcomponenten van de nieuwe onderneming wordt effectief na voltooiing van de spin-off.
Vertrouwelijke Form-10 registratieverklaring
XPO heeft ook aangekondigd dat een vertrouwelijke eerste Form-10 registratieverklaring is ingediend bij de U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voor de geplande spin-off van de logistieke activiteit. De eerste registratieverklaring vormt een andere belangrijke mijlpaal in het proces voor het voltooien van de transactie. Het bedrijf verwacht nog steeds dat deze in de tweede helft van 2021 kan worden afgerond.
The transaction is subject to various conditions, including the effectiveness of the Form 10 registration statement, receipt of a tax opinion from counsel, the refinancing of XPO’s debt on terms satisfactory to the XPO board of directors, and final approval by the XPO board of directors. There can be no assurance that a separation transaction will occur or, if one does occur, of its terms or timing.
Adviseurs
XPO heeft Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC als financieel adviseur en Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz als juridisch adviseur gekozen voor assistentie bij het verloop van het spin-off proces.
About XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) provides cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. The company is the second largest contract logistics provider and the second largest freight broker globally, and a top three less-than-truckload provider in North America. XPO uses a highly integrated network of 1,629 locations and over 100,000 employees in 30 countries to help more than 50,000 customers manage their supply chains most efficiently. The company’s corporate headquarters are in Greenwich, Conn., USA, and its European headquarters are in Lyon, France. Visit xpo.com for more information, and connect with XPO on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram en YouTube.
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