Acquiring Company
Diligent
Acquired Company
Perplexity
Description
Diligent Delivery Systems, a nationwide transportation and logistics service provider, today announced the acquisition of Express Courier International (ECI). ECI provides customized logistics solutions through 26 branches across eight states in the southeastern United States. They currently operate transportation logistics and transportation services to customers including Office Depot, McKesson, The Home Depot, and Lab Corp.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed