Germany's Geis Group to Complete Full Acquisition of Austrian Logistics Company in January 2027

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 9, Germany's Geis Group announced plans to complete the acquisition of the remaining 14% stake in Austria's Quehenberger Logistics on January 1, 2027, achieving 100% ownership. On the same day, the group also unveiled a new cross-border matrix organizational structure, under which the three business segments of Road Transport, Contract Logistics, and Air + Sea will be managed uniformly at the group level, while the Quehenberger brand and the existing management team will be retained.

The equity partnership between Geis Group and Quehenberger began in 2023. That year, Geis acquired a majority stake in Quehenberger, and subsequently increased its shareholding by a further 20% in 2025, reaching 86%. Upon acquisition of the remaining shares, Quehenberger will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Geis Group. The two parties had already been gradually integrating business resources, including establishing a joint logistics service system and developing a shared less-than-truckload (LTL) freight network in Hungary.

The group has divided its existing operations into three segments: Road, Contract Logistics, and Air + Sea, managed uniformly across countries and brands. Among them, the Road Transport segment handles full truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), and direct transport services; the Contract Logistics segment handles warehousing, distribution, and supply chain management; and the Air + Sea segment handles international freight forwarding and related logistics services.

Erik Lassen will serve as the group-level head of Contract Logistics, having previously been responsible for Geis's contract logistics business in Germany. The Road Transport segment will be jointly managed at the group level by Jörg Rotthowe, Michal Martinovič, and Klaus Hrazdira, all three of whom have joined the Group Executive Committee. Klaus Hrazdira had previously been responsible for the group's air and sea freight business in Europe. Meanwhile, Robert Köbrunner, Quehenberger's current head of direct transport, will be responsible for the two companies' scheduled full truckload transport, less-than-truckload transport, and customized direct transport operations across Europe.

Group functional departments will also be integrated accordingly. Functions including finance, information technology, marketing, human resources, procurement, sustainability, and key account management will be managed uniformly at the group level, coordinating business processes across countries and companies through common standards. IT security, system management, and sustainability management will become key areas of unified coordination.

Geis does not plan to eliminate the Quehenberger brand or its regional management system. Quehenberger will continue to conduct market operations as an independent brand, and the existing management team will continue to be responsible for company operations. Individual countries and regions will retain responsibility for day-to-day business management, and customers' existing contacts, operational teams, and local service networks will continue to function. The group level will primarily be responsible for strategic planning, business segment coordination, and resource integration.

The business integration of the two companies builds on their prior equity partnership. After completing the majority stake acquisition in 2023, the two parties gradually expanded their transport network and contract logistics cooperation. Quehenberger currently operates 69 locations in 11 countries, employs approximately 4,000 people, and has approximately 840,000 square meters of warehousing and cargo handling space. Geis, through its road transport, warehousing, and international freight operations in Central and Eastern Europe, provides the foundation for the two parties to build a cross-regional logistics network.

Upon completion of the full acquisition and organizational restructuring, Geis will incorporate road freight, contract logistics, and international freight operations into a unified management system while retaining the two companies' existing brands and regional operating structures. Future integration efforts will focus on European transport network synergy, warehousing resource sharing, cross-border transport organization, and customer supply chain services.