DB Schenker is a "once in a lifetime" opportunity – but the timing is off for DSV

DSV Panalpina is reportedly negotiating a takeover with state-owned German freight forwarding DB Schenker. A merger of the two companies would create a major player in the market, but a number of analysts see significant risks.
Jens Bjørn Andersen, CEO at DSV. | Photo: Stine Bidstrup/ERH
Jens Bjørn Andersen, CEO at DSV. | Photo: Stine Bidstrup/ERH

For several years, speculations have been circulating that German state-owned Deutsche Bahn might be interested in somehow divesting freight forwarding company DB Schenker, which is among the largest in the world.

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