Tag: Germany

Consolidation gains momentum in Europe’s Express and Parcels market

The latest findings to emerge from independent market analyst Datamonitor’s (DTM.L) “European Express Benchmarking 2004,” research reveals that the European* 34 billion Euro express market is consolidating. The top 6 players in the industry account for over 50% of these revenues compared to 2001, when they accounted for 44% of the market value and 47% of that in 2002. “The European express industry forms one of the fastest growing segments in the transportation business. Industry consolidation has continued apace as express and parcel delivery companies merge, make acquisitions and form strategic alliances in order to gain scale and enhance their capabilities. 2005 promises new opportunities for these companies with the expansion of the EU. Europe’s fast moving express industry proves difficult to keep track of and the players must be aware of competitors’ operations, changes within the industry and opportunities,” says Emilio Pedrinaci, courier and express analyst at Datamonitor.

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Deutsche Post cancels legal action

In a surprise move, Deutsche Post has cancelled its legal action against the private mail service Turbo P.O.S.T. GmbH concerning the use of the term “post”. The post wanted to obtain a court order banning the private operator from trading under the name “post”.

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German Deutsche Post plans to triple share issue

Deutsche Post will seek to more than triple the number of new shares it can issue to fund possible acquisitions at Europe’s largest postal group. The German company will ask its annual meeting to approve plans for up to 250m new shares – worth about EUR4.65bn (USD6bn) on current share prices – to be issued over the next five years if needed.

The move has refuelled speculation that it may make a move on Exel, the UK logistics company, but a senior executive at Deutsche Post told the FT last month that it was not interested in such a deal despite its relative weakness in that business area.

Company officials said yesterday that the authorisation from shareholders was being sought as a “precautionary measure”.

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Germany has no plans now to hand Telekom, Deutsche Post shares to KfW

The German government currently has no plans to transfer further shares in Deutsche Telekom AG and Deutsche Post World Net AG to KfW Bankengruppe, sources said. However, if required, the government may sell some shares later on this year, sources told dpa-AFX news agency. The last such transaction was in January, when KfW bought a 12.7 pct stake in Deutsche Post World Net AG from the government for 1.7 bln eur, raising its total stake to 48.8 pct.

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Post offices target key role in financial services delivery

Given postal service operators’ extensive branch networks, the provision of financial services is a natural choice for those operators seeking to diversify their revenue streams and fulfil government obligations to provide universal banking services. New research from VRL Publishing* reviews the evolving role played by post offices in the distribution of retail financial services and the opportunities and threats posed to traditional bank providers.

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