{"id":6770,"date":"2026-10-07T13:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/the-neutrality-joke-in-logistics-defragmentation-is-a-lost-bet-at-origin\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T13:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:02:08","slug":"the-neutrality-joke-in-logistics-defragmentation-is-a-lost-bet-at-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/ru\/the-neutrality-joke-in-logistics-defragmentation-is-a-lost-bet-at-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"The neutrality joke in logistics \u2013 defragmentation \u2018is a lost bet at origin\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theloadstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/60175d44a9bb5f8f67a0902c21cad889-680x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"Meal ready\" \/>\n<p>ID 64710292<br \/>\n\u00a9 Pongsak Deethongngam<br \/>\n| Dreamstime.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-10-07\">7 October 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat were you thinking?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It has been a rather busy stint in transport and logistics \u2013 corporate reorganisations, rising deal-making and related risk, break-up chatter, bolt-ons, that kind of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>The latest stateside, of course, have investors weighing up historical freight brokerage M&amp;A: a $5.8bn enterprise-value deal, with CH Robinson (CHRW) taking over RXO, if everything goes according to plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not see anyone speculating or announcing this tie-up before,\u201d Mr J* told Premium on the news.<\/p>\n<p>(*All nicknames created solely for &#8230;\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ID 64710292 \u00a9 Pongsak Deethongngam | Dreamstime.com 7 October 2026 \u201cWhat were you thinking?\u201d Beyond that\u00a0 It has been a rather busy stint in transport and logistics \u2013 corporate reorganisations, rising deal-making and related risk, break-up chatter, bolt-ons, that kind of stuff. 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