Allied Express Transport Pty Ltd

333 Capital acted as exclusive financial advisor to Allied Express Transport in its transaction with listed NZX50 company Freightways Limited. The transaction will form the foundation of Freightways’ entry into the Australian express courier market, supported by Allied’s existing market position and strong growth prospects. 

Background

Allied Express is one of the largest independently owned courier, express freight, and specialised logistics companies in Australia. The Company has a solid platform of nationwide infrastructure, substantial scale as well as a strong, established, and recognisable brand. 

Allied Express has achieved significant growth and profitability, in recent years primarily due to its ability to utilise its platform to respond effectively to an accelerated structural shift towards e-commerce. It has scaled its agile end-to-end distribution network, in-house technological capabilities, national service coverage and flexible network of owner-operator drivers to provide cost effective customer solutions in this growing space.

Our role

The engagement involved 333 Capital working closely with Allied Express’ shareholders to find a partner that was culturally aligned, and equally passionate about their vision of Allied's future. In tandem, 333 Capital provided the shareholders with competitive transaction terms and an outcome that met the objectives of the shareholders.
  
 As lead advisors throughout the transaction, 333 Capital’s role included:

• Tailoring the transaction strategy to meet the objectives of shareholders, which involved the exploration and analysis of several viable options (IPO, PE, and trade partner)
• Preparing the business for transaction, including development of documentation and various analytical tools
• Assistance in preparing feasibility analyses and business cases for growth capital expenditure
• Identifying, targeting, and engaging in discussions with Freightways
• Facilitating an efficient due diligence process including managing a detailed data room, external advisors and Q&A process
• Negotiating a deal structure that enabled the vendors an ongoing role and significant interest in the consolidated company
• Negotiating a comprehensive suite of transaction documents

The result

333 Capital led the founder-transition process of Allied Express, which resulted in a $160m scrip and cash transaction with NZX50 listed company Freightways. 333 Capital is proud to have assisted Allied Express and wish the team every success with Freightways going forward. 

Read the NZX Announcement here.