Maersk chief exec sees potential risk in higher DB Schenker price

”It shouldn’t be done no matter what,” says Vincent Clerc about an acquisition of the German freight forwarding group, which Maersk has expressed interest in.
Photo: Arne Dedert/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Arne Dedert/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

DB Schenker has been put up for sale and is expected to have a price tag of over EUR 13 billion, and an acquisition of that size will thus contain a risk for Maersk, as the shipping business is relatively cyclical, Maersk chief exec Vincent Clerc tells business daily Børsen.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 7 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
  • Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
    Must contain at least 2 characters
    Must contain at least 2 characters

    Get full access for you and your coworkers

    Start a free company trial today

    Share article

    Sign up for our newsletter

    Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

    Newsletter terms

    Front page now

    Further reading