YRC Worldwide Inc Mergers and Acquisitions


YRC Worldwide Inc

10990 Roe Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66211-1213
United States
Tel:1/913 696-6100
URL: http://www.yrcw.com/
Formerly known as:
Yellow Corporation
Yellow Roadway Corporation
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
YRCW - Common Stock - NASDAQ
Industry:
Trucking & Courier Services
YRC Worldwide Inc Company Snapshot

YRC Worldwide Inc Deal Timeline


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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

YRC Worldwide Inc M&A History


YRC Worldwide Inc ESOP acquires a minority stake in YRC Worldwide Inc YRC Worldwide Inc ESOP acquires a minority stake in YRC Worldwide IncJan 08, 2009

US - YRC Worldwide Inc ESOP acquired a ##% stake, or #.### mil common shares, in YRC Worldwide Inc, a provider of transportation services, in a privately negotiated transaction.

YRC Worldwide Inc acquires Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Ltd YRC Worldwide Inc acquires Shanghai Jiayu Logistics LtdAug 19, 2008

CHINA - YRC Worldwide Inc, through its wholly-owned subsidiary YRC Logistics, acquired Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Ltd, a ground transportation services provider. The transaction was approved by the board of directors and regulatory authorities.

Deutsche Post AG is rumored to be planning to acquire YRC Worldwide Inc Deutsche Post AG is rumored to be planning to acquire  YRC Worldwide IncSep 25, 2007

US - Deutsche Post AG was rumored to be planning to acquire all the outstanding common stock of YRC Worldwide Inc, a provider of motor carrier transportation services.

Sun Capital Partners Inc acquires Jevic Transportation Inc from Yellow Roadway Corp through a leveraged buyout Sun Capital Partners Inc acquires Jevic Transportation Inc from Yellow Roadway Corp through a leveraged buyoutJun 30, 2006

US - Sun Capital Partners Inc acquired Jevic Transportation Inc, a provider of less-than-truckload transportation services, from SCS Transportation Inc, for $## mil, in a leveraged buyout transaction.

Yellow Roadway Corp acquires JHJ Intl Forwarding Co Ltd from Shanghai Jin Jiang Intl Indl Yellow Roadway Corp acquires JHJ Intl Forwarding Co Ltd from Shanghai Jin Jiang Intl IndlSep 21, 2005

CHINA - Yellow Roadway Corp (YR) acquired a ##% interest in JHJ International Forwarding Co Ltd (JI), a freight forwarding services provider, from Shanghai Jinjiang International Industrial Investment Co Ltd (##%) (JJ), Barclay Cargo Co Ltd (##%) (BC), Shanghai Haigan Trading

Yellow Roadway Corp acquires USF Corp Yellow Roadway Corp acquires USF CorpMay 24, 2005

US -Yellow Roadway Corp (YR) acquired USF Corp (UC), a provider of trucking services, for an amended $#.### bil. YR offered $##.## in cash and #.##### common shares per UC share. Originally, YR offered a choice of

Meridian IQ acquires GPS Logistics China Ltd Meridian IQ acquires GPS Logistics China LtdMar 10, 2005

CHINA - Meridian IQ, a wholly owned unit of Yellow Roadway Corp, acquired GPS Logistic China Ltd, a global logistics service provider.

Carolina Logistics Svcs Inc acquires USF Processors Inc from YRC Worldwide Inc Carolina Logistics Svcs Inc acquires USF Processors Inc from YRC Worldwide IncMar 02, 2005

US - Carolina Logistics Services Inc, a unit of Inmar Inc, acquired USF Processors Inc, a provider of reverse logistics services, from USF Corp's USF Logistics Services Inc subsidiary. Terms were not disclosed.

Meridian IQ acquires GPS Logistics-UK Operations from GPS Logistics HongKong Ltd Meridian IQ acquires GPS Logistics-UK Operations from GPS Logistics HongKong LtdFeb 02, 2004

UK - Meridian IQ of the US, a unit of Yellow Road Corp, exercised its option to acquire the UK operations of GPS Logistics HongKong Ltd, a Hong Kong-based provider of freight tansportation services, for #.### mil British pounds

Yellow Corp acquires Roadway Corp from YRC Worldwide Inc Yellow Corp acquires Roadway Corp from YRC Worldwide IncDec 11, 2003

US - Yellow Corp (YC) acquired all the outstanding common stock of Roadway Corp (RWC), a trucking company, for a choice of $##.## in cash or common stock per RWC share, or a total value of $###.### mil, subject

Meridian IQ acquires GPS USA from GPS Logistics HongKong Ltd Meridian IQ acquires GPS USA from GPS Logistics HongKong LtdSep 15, 2003

US - Meridian IQ (MI), a unit of Yellow Corp, acquired GPS USA (GU), a provider of freight transportataion services, from GPS Logistics Hong Kong Ltd. On completion, Yellow Global, a subsidiary of MI was to be merged with GU and

Estes Express Lines Inc acquires Roadway Express-Truck Terminal from YRC Worldwide Inc Estes Express Lines Inc acquires Roadway Express-Truck Terminal from YRC Worldwide IncJul 31, 2003

US - Estes Express Lines Of Richmond, a unit of Roadway Corp, acquired a truck terminal facility, located in City of Industry, California, of Roadway Express Inc, a trucking company.

USF Red Star Inc acquires Plymouth Rock Trans-Cert Asset from Plymouth Rock Transportation USF Red Star Inc acquires Plymouth Rock Trans-Cert Asset from Plymouth Rock TransportationApr 14, 2003

US - USF Red Star Inc, a unit of USFreightways Corp acquired certain assets of Plymouth Rock Transportaion Corp, a provider of trucking services.

Investor Group acquires Arnold Transportation Services from YRC Worldwide Inc through a leveraged buyout Investor Group acquires Arnold Transportation Services from YRC Worldwide Inc through a leveraged buyoutJan 24, 2003

US - A management-led investor group, including Mr. Michael S. Walters, President and CEO of Arnold Transportation Services (ATS) and Jeffries Capital Partners, acquired ATS, a provider of irregular route and dedicated truckload motor carrier services specializing in short-haul

Investor Group acquires USF Worldwide Inc from YRC Worldwide Inc Investor Group acquires USF Worldwide Inc from YRC Worldwide IncOct 30, 2002

US - An investor group, comprised of SEKO Worldwide, a unit of USFreightways Corp (USF), and GPS Logistics Inc, acquired USF Worldwide Inc, a provider of freight forwarding services, from USF. Terms were not disclosed. Concurrently, the investor group agreed to

Investor Group acquires USF Worldwide Logistics (UK) from YRC Worldwide Inc Investor Group acquires USF Worldwide Logistics (UK) from YRC Worldwide IncOct 30, 2002

UK - An investor group, comprised of SEKO Worldwide, a unit of USFreightways Corp (USF), and GPS Logistics Inc, acquired USF Worldwide Logistics (UK) Ltd, a provider of freight forwarding services, from USF. Terms were not disclosed. Concurrently, the investor group

YRC Worldwide Inc spins off SCS Transportation Inc YRC Worldwide Inc spins off SCS Transportation IncSep 30, 2002

US - Yellow Corp (YC) completed the spin off its SCS Transportation (SCS) unit, a transportation holding company, to its shareholders in a transaction valued at $###.### mil. YC common shareholders received # SCS common share for every # YC

SGA LLC acquires SCS Transportation Inc from YRC Worldwide Inc SGA LLC acquires SCS Transportation Inc from YRC Worldwide IncAug 29, 2002

US - SGA LLC acquired two restaurants in Toledo, Ohio from Grand Met Plc's S&A Restaurant Corp. Terms were not disclosed.

Meridian IQ acquires MegaSys Inc from YRC Worldwide Inc Meridian IQ acquires MegaSys Inc from YRC Worldwide IncAug 14, 2002

US - Meridian IQ, a unit of Yellow Corp, acquired MegaSys Inc, a provider of supply chain management solutions. Terms were not disclosed.

Meridian IQ acquires ClickLogistics Inc-Cert Asts from ClickLogistics Inc Meridian IQ acquires ClickLogistics Inc-Cert Asts from ClickLogistics IncJul 23, 2002

US - Meridian IQ, a unit of Yellow Corp, acquired certain assets from ClickLogistics, a provider of transportation and logistics management services. The transaction included customer contracts and key employees within sales, operations, and professional services.

YRC Worldwide Inc M&A Summary


YRC Worldwide Inc has made 22 acquisitions while taking stakes in 1 companies. YRC Worldwide Inc has 16 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009001
2008100
2007000
2006001
2005211
2004100
2003303
2002205
2001101
2000000
1999500
1998202
1997000
1996100
1995101
1994100
1993100
1992100
1991000
1990000
1989000
1988000
1987000
1986000
1985000
1984001
Total22116

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