ACQUIRED · 2021
Who Acquired AAA Cooper Transportation?
Knight-Swift Transportation · $1.35B· 9.6× EBITDA
The acquisition
AAA Cooper Transportation (Dothan, Alabama) was acquired by Knight-Swift Transportation in 2021 for $1.35B. LTL carrier with strong Southeast presence, 3,400 tractors. The deal was priced at 9.6× EBITDA / 1.73× revenue.
AAA Cooper Transportation at time of acquisition
Revenue
$780.0M
EBITDA
$140.0M
Deal value
$1.35B
EV / EBITDA
9.6×
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Sourced from Knight-Swift Press Release. Primary source. Full deal page.
Citation: ExitValue.ai. (2021). AAA Cooper Transportation acquired by Knight-Swift Transportation. https://exitvalue.ai/acquired/aaa-cooper-transportation