NEW YORK — At a daylong conference earlier this month focused on the explosion of private equity interest and money in the logistics sector, attendees heard from a CEO behind one of the biggest deals of 2021: the merger that brought together 3PLs GlobalTranz and Worldwide Express.
Bob Farrell of GlobalTranz told a conference sponsored by the Benesch law firm that “private equity is about turning intentions into reality.” And with the backing of CVC Capital Partners, that happened this year when...