{"id":29062,"date":"2012-06-14T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/arkansas-best-corporation-abfs-agrees-to-acquire-premium-logistics-company-panther-expedited-services\/29062\/"},"modified":"2012-06-14T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T14:03:00","slug":"arkansas-best-corporation-abfs-agrees-to-acquire-premium-logistics-company-panther-expedited-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/arkansas-best-corporation-abfs-agrees-to-acquire-premium-logistics-company-panther-expedited-services\/29062\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas Best Corporation &#8211; ABFS &#8211; Agrees To Acquire Premium Logistics Company Panther Expedited Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AB-plaque-logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29071\" title=\"AB-plaque-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2012\/06\/AB-plaque-logo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\"><\/a>Arkansas Best Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ABFS\">Nasdaq: ABFS<\/a>)<\/strong>, a leading provider of freight transportation and logistics solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Panther Expedited Services, Inc. (\u201cPanther\u201d), from Fenway Partners LLC, a leading middle market private equity firm. The total transaction value is approximately $180 million, subject to post-closing adjustments, with all of Panther\u2019s outstanding debt being repaid as part of the transaction.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transaction Expected to Significantly Enhance Arkansas Best\u2019s End-To-End Solutions Offering<\/li>\n<li>Offers Asset-Light Platform for Growth in $700 Billion Transportation and Logistics Market<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The acquisition is scheduled to close on or about June 15, 2012, subject to customary conditions, including the funding of a new term loan agreement for Arkansas Best. Panther is North America\u2019s largest independent expedited transportation and premium logistics provider. Panther reported approximately $215 million in revenue (unaudited) and $24 million of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (\u201cAdjusted EBITDA\u201d) in 2011. (\u201cAdjusted EBITDA\u201d, for this purpose, includes adjustments for management fees\/expenses.) Panther\u2019s specialized equipment, technology and expertise in expedited transportation, premium logistics and global forwarding will enhance Arkansas Best\u2019s end-to-end solutions offering, providing more of the services that customers increasingly demand. The current Panther management team is expected to remain in place to manage and grow the business. \u201cPanther Expedited Services is an excellent strategic fit for our company and our customers as we seek to offer end-to-end logistics solutions for progressively more complex supply chains,\u201d said Arkansas Best President and Chief Executive Officer Judy R. McReynolds. \u201cWe are very enthusiastic about this unique transaction, which met all of our criteria for growth among many options we analyzed for several years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McReynolds added, \u201cWith Panther operating as a sister company to ABF Freight System, our core LTL business, we are better positioned to serve as a premier one-source logistics partner to our customers as their shipping needs rapidly evolve. Importantly, we are also creating a more flexible cost structure required to compete in today\u2019s demanding global marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Arkansas Best Corporation &#8211; ABFS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arkansas Best Corporation (ABFS), headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is a freight transportation services and solutions provider. 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