21/02/2023at 09:27

Kuehne + Nagel owner open to take part in DB Schenker acquisition

In a magazine interview, owner of one of the world’s largest logistics companies Klaus-Michael Kühne shares his thoughts on a potential takeover of German DB Schenker.

Klaus-Michael Kühne is Germany's sixth-richest individual and is, for instance, behind the ownership of major freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel. | Photo: Christina Sabrowsky/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

by THOMAS BO CHRISTENSEN

Klaus-Michael Kühne is interested in playing a part in a takeover of major German freight forwarder DB Schenker, he says in an interview with German Manager Magazin.

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