Vanderlande Acquires Siemens Logistics

Siemens Mobility to Acquire MERMEC Group Businesses

May 14, 2026

Industrial Services

Siemens Mobility has signed an agreement to acquire several key businesses of MERMEC Group, the Italian railway signaling, electrification, diagnostics, and measurement technology company. The deal is intended to strengthen Siemens’ global rail portfolio—especially diagnostics and measurement/asset intelligence—while expanding signaling activities and industrial footprint in Italy.

ICT Group Acquires Modality

February 12, 2025

Software

ICT Group has acquired Modality, a Dutch software firm specializing in intermodal freight transport systems (TMS/TOS). The deal strengthens ICT Group’s Logistics division, expands its capabilities in the seaport–hinterland logistics chain, and supports further growth across the Benelux and DACH regions while Modality continues to operate under its current management.

Swissport International AG Acquires ViaEurope

November 7, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Swissport International AG has signed an agreement to acquire ViaEurope, a specialist in end-to-end cross-border e‑commerce handling, to expand Swissport’s e‑commerce and air cargo service offering across aircraft handling, warehousing, customs clearance and last‑mile preparation. ViaEurope operates e‑HUBs at major European airports (including Amsterdam Schiphol and Liège), and the acquisition will broaden Swissport’s capability to serve shippers, cargo airlines and freight forwarders; the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

TFI International Acquires Siemens Transportation Group and Hot Line Freight Systems

May 1, 2023

Transportation

TFI International announced it has agreed to acquire Siemens Transportation Group (STG) and has completed the acquisition of Hot Line Freight Systems to expand its Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) footprint across Canada and the United States. STG, a family-owned Saskatoon-based LTL operator with roughly C$150 million in annual revenue and 15 terminals, will remain managed by Doug Siemens; Hot Line, a Wisconsin-based specialized LTL provider with nearly 200 employees and 14 terminals, will be managed by Paul Burgmeier under TFI's LTL segment.

Siemens Advanta Acquires Vendigital from Livingbridge

January 17, 2023

Consulting

Siemens Advanta has acquired Vendigital, a UK-based data-led cost transformation and management consultancy, from private equity firm Livingbridge. The deal brings Vendigital's supply-chain, procurement and cost-transformation capabilities into Siemens Advanta to strengthen its operations and digital consulting services in the UK and internationally.

ID Logistics Acquires GVT Transport & Logistics (Benelux)

December 16, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

ID Logistics has completed the acquisition of 100% of GVT Transport & Logistics, the transport and logistics division of GVT Group of Logistics, strengthening its Benelux footprint. GVT operates 12 sites (headquartered in Tilburg, Netherlands), employs more than 750 people, rents ~200,000 m² of warehouses and runs a fleet of 285 trucks, serving mainly international electronics and non-food retail customers.