Orgon, February 14th, 2022 – 7.45 am CET: ID Logistics (ISIN: FR0010929125, Ticker: IDL), one of the European
leaders in contract logistics announces the signing of the acquisition to acquire 100% of Kane Logistics, an American pure player in contract logistics.
Eric Hémar, Chairman and CEO of ID Logistics comments: “The acquisition of Kane Logistics represents one of
the most important external growth operations in the history of the company. After starting in 2001 with a few large retail customers that we were able to quickly support internationally, the company shifted to e-commerce and retail preparation in 2013 with the acquisition of CEPL. It then strengthened its presence in Europe with the recent acquisition of GVT in Benelux. Today, with the acquisition of Kane Logistics, we are opening up new prospects in North America, where we are enhancing our know-how, in particular with consumer package goods customers, and welcoming experienced and dynamic managers to our team.”
Kane Logistics is a pure player in value-added warehousing and contract logistics founded in the United States in 1930 by the Kane family. The business was acquired by Harkness Capital Partners in 2019 with the goal of building the Company’s platform and accelerating growth. Over the past 3 years, Kane Logistics has deeply transformed itself to become a leading player in contract logistics, notably with blue-chip consumer packaged goods and food and beverage manufacturers, and distribution specialists. By adding value-added services to traditional logistics services, and strengthening its overall team, Kane Logistics has grown its revenue by +20% annually since 2019 to reach $235 million by 2021. Kane Logistics now operates 20 hubs across the country (especially in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois and California) representing 725,000 square meters.
This shift was led by an experienced management team with deep operating experience, including at leading contract logistics companies such as Ryder, and Jacobson Companies (the U.S. based logistics business acquired in 2014 by Norbert Dentressangle). The Kane team will continue with the Company post the closing of the investment with a continued focus on providing world-class customer service and growing its customer base. Tony Tegnelia, Lead Director and CEO of Kane Logistics, adds: “I believe very strongly that the cultural fit between the two organizations is close to perfect. ID Logistics is the ideal next partner to move the Company forward, to serve our customers, and to help maintain our growth trajectory. Their cultural values are a mirror of our values, and they also have a very strongly committed management team.”
Ted Dardani, Partner at Harkness Capital and Kane Board member concludes: "The combination of ID Logistics
and Kane Logistics creates a strong opportunity for continued future growth. The Kane team has done a great job in further building the business over the past few years. We benefited from and appreciated the leadership and long heritage of the Kane family in creating a company dedicated to serving its customers. The next chapter for ID and Kane should be equally exciting.”
