Axcel Acquires Carousel Logistics from Livingbridge to Combine with DANX A/S
January 12, 2022
Danish private equity firm Axcel has agreed to acquire UK-based Carousel Logistics from Livingbridge and will combine Carousel with Danish logistics operator DANX A/S to create a pan‑European time‑critical logistics platform. Carousel, headquartered in Sittingbourne, UK, operates the Gateway technology platform, serves over 200 blue‑chip OEM customers across multiple end markets and had c.213 employees at the time of the sale.
- Buyers
- Axcel
- Targets
- Carousel Logistics, DANX A/S
- Sellers
- Livingbridge
- Platforms
- DANX A/S
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Kent, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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