Negotiations are underway with several major logistics companies. Among them are the freight company Delovye Liniya and PEC.
French postal holding GeoPost is considering selling the Russian part of its business - the DPD delivery service. This became known to Kommersant from its own sources.
Negotiations are under way with several large logistics companies. Among them are the freight company Delovye Liniya and PEC.
DPD Group is the second largest company in Europe, and DPD Rus JSC is its Russian segment. Deliveries are made to 200 countries around the world. In 2022, the revenue of the Russian company amounted to 14.88 billion rubles, decreasing by 24.2%. And net profit decreased by 91.4%, amounting to 99 million rubles.
DPD Rus JSC said in May that the local company is financially independent and the business continues to operate despite the French concern's intention to sell it to local management.
Since the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine due to sanctions imposed by the West, many Western companies have left the Russian market, selling part of the business to local management.
Recently, the Swedish company Essity sold its Russian assets for 117 million dollars.