Hong Kong's EmergeVest consolidates UK logistics assets
Hong Kong-based EmergeVest – a PE firm established by former executives from HSBC’s Asia principal investments division – has consolidated ownership of six UK logistics assets into a single platform with GBP850 million ($1 billion) in annual revenue.
The platform, EV Cargo, claims to be the largest privately-owned logistics business in the UK with interests spanning transport, logistics and freight-forwarding services, and logistics technology. It...
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