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私募股權巨頭對美國貨運公司Forward Air展現收購興趣

據消息人士透露,包括黑石集團(Blackstone)和阿波羅全球管理公司(Apollo Global Management)在內的多間私募股權公司,正對美國卡車運輸商Forward Air表現出濃厚收購興趣。

這些私募股權公司已與Forward Air簽署保密協議,得以查閱公司文件並獲取其他資訊,以便評估可能的收購出價。此外,Platinum Equity和Clearlake Capital亦已簽署協議,獲准審閱相關資料。消息人士表示,初步的收購報價預計將於7月首周提交,但並不保證這四家買方一定會提出報價,亦不排除有其他潛在買家出現。由於涉及私下協商,消息來源要求匿名。

Forward Air拒絕對此置評,黑石及阿波羅亦未回應查詢,Platinum及Clearlake暫時未有回覆。

Forward Air專注於運輸未滿整車貨量的物流業務,本週早前表示將繼續推進自1月份宣布的策略性選擇檢討,該檢討可能包括出售公司。

總部位於田納西州格林維爾的Forward Air,股價由2021年底的約121美元大幅下跌至現時約20美元,市值縮水至約6.1億美元。不過,分析師指出,若以淨債務計算,該公司的企業價值約為25億美元。

私募股權投資者看好Forward Air,認為該公司在運輸市場的利基領域已是領導者,具備增長潛力。該公司2024年進行了一宗未經股東投票通過的收購,購入貨運代理商Omni Logistics,但此舉增加了負債並帶來營運中斷,令公司表現受挫。

該交易在2024年初完成後不久,部分投資者開始施壓要求公司審視業務,促使Forward Air於2025年1月宣布啟動策略性檢討。

由於檢討進展不明朗,持有公司4%股份的激進投資者Ancora Holdings於5月發起行動,要求撤換三名長期董事,指責他們批准Omni收購並阻礙出售進程。此舉成功,三名董事於公司股東周年大會後辭職。

評論與啟示:

Forward Air的案例反映了私募股權在低迷市場環境中尋找價值洼地的策略。該公司股價大跌、市值縮水,但企業價值仍有25億美元,顯示市場對其核心業務和未來潛力仍有認可。私募股權公司往往善於透過重組、優化管理和資本結構改造,為此類成熟但面臨挑戰的企業注入新活力。

Forward Air的失誤在於未能妥善整合Omni Logistics,導致負債增加和營運混亂,這也提醒投資者和管理層並非所有擴張策略都能順利實施。激進股東的介入和董事會改組,凸顯了公司治理在面對重大策略決策時的重要性。

對香港投資者而言,這反映出即使是美國運輸業這類相對穩健的行業,也存在因管理失誤和資本結構問題引發的投資機會和風險。未來若Forward Air被私募股權收購,可能會見證一場深度改革,帶來業務重整和價值重估,值得密切關注。

從更宏觀角度看,私募股權對物流和運輸領域的興趣,反映出全球供應鏈及貨運需求不斷演變,尋找利基市場和高效管理成為核心競爭力。Forward Air的發展,也許將成為行業重塑的縮影。

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