Scan Global Logistics Signs Deal to Acquire OIA Global in Its Largest-Ever Investment
The Danish forwarder is buying the Portland-based, $780-million-revenue OIA Global, a deal that would place it among the world's 20 largest forwarders when it closes in Q1 2027.
Scan Global Logistics, the Danish freight forwarder, has signed an agreement to acquire OIA Global, a Portland-based provider with roughly $780 million in 2025 revenue, more than 1,200 employees and over 60 offices across 30-plus countries. OIA's services span freight forwarding, customs brokerage, contract and project logistics, 4PL and packaging. The acquisition is the largest investment in SGL's history and would place the company among the world's 20 largest forwarders. Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
The deal continues a wave of forwarder consolidation this year: DSV is integrating Schenker, and C.H. Robinson agreed to buy RXO in a roughly $6 billion deal at the end of October. For shippers and mid-sized forwarders, consolidation typically triggers system unification — merging two TMS and ERP stacks and two customer document bases — and can reshuffle partnership and data-exchange standards for local agents.