Swissport completes acquisition of Servisair
By Swissport from Press Release
| 2013/12/23 | 201 words
| AVIATION WORLD NEWS | AIR TRANSPORT
Swissport announced that the acquisition of Servisair from Derichebourg group has been completed today. On 2nd August Swissport announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Servisair. Financial terms were not disclosed. All required regulatory approvals were obtained before closing.
With the closing, Swissport, owned by PAI Partners, now employs more than 55,000 personnel, and the company ́s network exceeds 255 stations in 44 countries. Swissport’s expanded and comprehensive service offering will compliment more than 700 customers, which equates to more than 3.9 Mio flights and 224 Mio passengers served per annum. An estimated 4 Mio tons of cargo are moved and 120 warehouses are operated worldwide throughout the combined network.
"The acquisition is an essential part of Swissport ́s growth strategy. Our customers will benefit from the enlarged global network, the increased portfolio of value-added services, the combined operational excellence and the consistent service quality worldwide”, said Per H. Utnegaard, Group President and CEO of Swissport International. “We are very much looking forward to welcoming the employees from Servisair and to combine the strengths of Servisair and Swissport.”
The integration of Servisair into Swissport will start beginning of January 2014 with a completion expected within 2014.
More media information will be provided from 7th January onwards.
With the closing, Swissport, owned by PAI Partners, now employs more than 55,000 personnel, and the company ́s network exceeds 255 stations in 44 countries. Swissport’s expanded and comprehensive service offering will compliment more than 700 customers, which equates to more than 3.9 Mio flights and 224 Mio passengers served per annum. An estimated 4 Mio tons of cargo are moved and 120 warehouses are operated worldwide throughout the combined network.
"The acquisition is an essential part of Swissport ́s growth strategy. Our customers will benefit from the enlarged global network, the increased portfolio of value-added services, the combined operational excellence and the consistent service quality worldwide”, said Per H. Utnegaard, Group President and CEO of Swissport International. “We are very much looking forward to welcoming the employees from Servisair and to combine the strengths of Servisair and Swissport.”
The integration of Servisair into Swissport will start beginning of January 2014 with a completion expected within 2014.
More media information will be provided from 7th January onwards.
