Logistics

Maersk has hired advisors for possible DB Schenker bid

One week after DHL withdrew from the race for one of the largest acquisitions in global logistics, Maersk is now stepping up its pursuit of DB Schenker.
CEO Vincent Clerc expressed his interest in DB Schenker for the first time on an investor call after Maersk's annual report. | Photo: Yen Meng Jiin/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
CEO Vincent Clerc expressed his interest in DB Schenker for the first time on an investor call after Maersk's annual report. | Photo: Yen Meng Jiin/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by SEBASTIAN SCHLÜTER JACOBSEN

The world’s second largest container line has hired several advisors to help look into a possible bid on the state-owned German freight forwarder DB Schenker, reports Danish business daily Børsen. 

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