Continuity, Succession and Growth Summary GLI (Gaming Laboratories International) has agreed to sell a majority stake to private equity firm CVC — its first outside investor since the company was founded in 1989 by James Maida and Paul Magno. Despite the sale, the founders remain significant shareholders; James will continue as President and CEO and […]
The Serial Acquirer’s Playbook: How To Build Market Dominance One Deal At A Time Summary Bob Grote, CEO of Grote Company Family of Brands, lays out a practical, long-term playbook for building market dominance through serial acquisitions. Drawing on eight deals in a decade, he emphasises relationship-building well before deals, positioning as an alternative to […]
The “T” Word: How tariffs shook global trade Summary 2025 brought a churn of tariff measures that upended import-export routines: reciprocal levies, IEEPA actions, and additional Section 232 measures created a confusing landscape of starts, stops and rapid reversals. Supply chains faced higher costs, longer lead times and urgent reclassification and origin-verification work. At the […]
Data, AI, and Automation: The new engines of motor freight Summary Technology and data are increasingly central to how motor freight is planned, purchased and executed. The article outlines how shippers, carriers and brokers are adopting transportation management systems (TMS), visibility tech, automation and AI to cut costs, manage risk and make smarter decisions in […]
UPS’s acquisition of Andlauer Healthcare Group is a done deal Summary Atlanta-based UPS has completed its acquisition of Vaughan, Ontario-based Andlauer Healthcare Group (AHG). The transaction values AHG at CAD 2.2 billion (USD 1.6 billion), with AHG stakeholders receiving CAD 55 per share in cash. Announced in April and now closed, the deal brings AHG’s […]
2025 Digital Freight Matching Roundtable: From spot chaos to smart capacity Summary AI-driven digital freight matching (DFM) tools are rapidly reshaping freight brokerage by automating quoting, tendering and carrier matching to boost utilisation and reduce costs. Industry panellists highlight how traditional brokers are adopting bolt-on DFM tech (eg Parade) or building proprietary algorithms inside TMSs […]
Regulatory Reset: How deregulation is disrupting trucking in 2025 Summary The first year of a broad deregulatory push under the Trump administration is remaking the US trucking industry. Changes span stricter English-language enforcement, rollbacks of proposed speed limiter mandates, federal challenges to California emissions rules and faster progress toward autonomous truck trials. Regulators, industry groups […]
Does Malta need to regain momentum in Bill 55 defence? Summary The European Court of Justice’s Advocate General has signalled a potential shift that could weaken how Malta uses Bill 55 to protect domestic operators. The AG suggests the European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) might be used to freeze assets of Malta-based firms, enabling other […]
What China’s intervention means for Thailand’s casino bill Summary Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that his government will not pursue legalisation of casinos, following concerns raised by China about social problems and crime linked to gambling. The assurance came during talks at the APEC meeting in South Korea and, […]
Predictions Integrity Questioned As Coinbase CEO Reads Markets Summary Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he was watching prediction markets during the company’s quarterly earnings call and deliberately read five words—”Bitcoin, Ethereum, Blockchain, staking and Web3″—that immediately settled related event contracts. Kalshi recorded more than $80,000 of trading volume tied to the comments and Polymarket about […]
