The Benesch private equity in transportation conference held each December brings together a huge swath of key private equity, venture capital and general dealmakers focused for a full day of discussion on the state of the market for buying and selling logistics companies.

 

NEW YORK – The Benesch private equity in transportation conference held each December brings together a huge swath of key private equity, venture capital and general dealmakers focused for a full day of discussion on the state of the market for buying and selling logistics companies.

Formally the “Investing in the Transportation & Logistics Industry Conference,” the event has witnessed in its four years of existence (it informally succeeded a similar New York gathering) the strongest freight market in recent history, followed by a spectacular collapse that led panelists in previous years to caution owners that if they wanted to sell their companies, they had better get real about their valuations.

But the 2024 gathering held earlier this month may have marked a turning point. General sentiment is that the market for logistics and transportation properties has probably reached its nadir and there’s plenty of pent-up capital looking for a place to go – but changes in political governance inevitably are raising uncertainties about the 2025 market.