FW: Forward Air retains investment bankers to sell company, sources say

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By LoadstarEditorial

17/10/2024

FREIGHTWAVES reports:

Forward Air has retained two prominent investment banking firms to lead a formal sales process, people close to the matter have told FreightWaves. Pressure on the expedited trucking company’s board to sell has mounted in recent weeks in the wake of a messy merger with freight forwarder Omni Logistics.

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