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CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of Paack Iberia and Paack France through its B2C delivery subsidiary, Colis Privé, extending its last-mile delivery operations into Spain and Portugal while reinforcing its position in France.
\n\n\n\nPaack confirmed that the transaction had closed and that its Iberian and French businesses had joined the CMA CGM Group, the parent company of CEVA Logistics. The completion follows the exclusive negotiations announced by CEVA on 30 June 2026.
\n\n\n\nThe acquisition represents another step towards CEVA’s ambition of creating a stronger pan-European last-mile delivery platform capable of serving e-commerce retailers across multiple domestic markets.
\n\n\n\nThe transaction covers two independently operated businesses: Paack Iberia, which serves Spain and Portugal, and Paack France. Through the acquisition, Colis Privé gains an established presence in the Iberian Peninsula rather than having to build a delivery network from the ground up. It also increases the company’s scale in France, where Colis Privé already operates a substantial B2C parcel network.
\n\n\n\nCEVA originally described the transaction as a way to strengthen Colis Privé’s domestic position in France while accelerating its expansion into Spain and Portugal.
\n\n\n\nColis Privé previously concentrated its activities primarily in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. The addition of Paack therefore transforms it into a broader Southern and Western European last-mile operator. For e-commerce retailers, the enlarged network could offer more consistent delivery services across several important European markets under the same logistics group.
\n\n\n\nFounded in Barcelona in 2015, Paack built its business around technology-supported delivery services for e-commerce companies and omnichannel retailers. Its platform manages several stages of the last-mile process, including delivery scheduling, parcel tracking, performance reporting, and returns management.
\n\n\n\nPaack has also differentiated itself through scheduled and time-slot delivery options. These services allow consumers to receive orders during more specific delivery windows, addressing one of the most common sources of dissatisfaction in online shopping: uncertainty over when a parcel will arrive.
\n\n\n\nThe company combines its proprietary technology with a network of logistics hubs, delivery partners and local operations. Paack Iberia generated revenue of approximately €125 million in Spain and Portugal during 2025, representing reported year-on-year growth of 25%. It completed around 36 million deliveries during the year, 20% more than in the previous period.
\n\n\n\nPaack France generated approximately €49 million in revenue, an increase of 7.8%, and completed around 10.4 million deliveries. Both the Iberian and French businesses reported positive EBITDA. Combined, the two acquired operations generated approximately €174 million in annual revenue.
\n\n\n\nCEVA previously estimated that the combination of Colis Privé and the acquired Paack businesses would create a last-mile organization generating more than €550 million in annual revenue. The enlarged operation will bring together Colis Privé’s existing delivery network and Paack’s infrastructure, technology and customer relationships.
\n\n\n\nPaack employed approximately 490 people across its French and Iberian businesses when the transaction was announced. Colis Privé, meanwhile, works with around 5,000 delivery drivers across its existing markets. The deal gives CEVA access to additional delivery capacity, local knowledge and operational infrastructure in three of Europe’s largest e-commerce markets.
\n\n\n\nHowever, the strategic value of the acquisition goes beyond parcel volumes. Paack’s proprietary technology could potentially be deployed across other parts of Colis Privé’s network, improving delivery visibility, route management and the consumer experience.
\n\n\n\nEurope’s parcel-delivery market remains highly fragmented, with national postal operators, international carriers, regional specialists, locker networks and technology-led delivery companies competing for retailers and parcel volumes. At the same time, e-commerce businesses increasingly want logistics partners capable of supporting several markets through a single relationship.
\n\n\n\nRetailers selling across Europe must often integrate with different delivery providers in every country. This creates additional technical work, fragmented tracking data and inconsistent customer experiences.
\n\n\n\nA larger Colis Privé network could help CEVA offer retailers a more unified proposition covering fulfillment, transportation and final-mile delivery. The acquisition also reflects the growing importance of scale in parcel logistics. Last-mile operators must invest heavily in sorting facilities, delivery capacity, technology and consumer-facing services while operating in a market where delivery prices remain highly competitive.
\n\n\n\nConsolidation allows logistics groups to spread those investments across greater parcel volumes and a wider geographical network.
\n\n\n\nCEVA Logistics is part of the CMA CGM Group, which has steadily expanded beyond maritime transport into contract logistics, air freight, fulfillment and last-mile delivery.
\n\n\n\nCMA CGM acquired CEVA in 2019. CEVA subsequently completed the acquisition of Colis Privé in 2022, strengthening its e-commerce and final-mile capabilities in France. The Paack acquisition expands that strategy further by connecting CEVA’s global logistics capabilities with a wider European delivery network.
\n\n\n\nFor CMA CGM, building an end-to-end logistics platform creates opportunities to manage more stages of the e-commerce supply chain. These can range from international transportation and customs clearance to warehousing, order fulfillment, returns and delivery to the consumer.
\n\n\n\nThe group has also continued expanding through other major logistics transactions, including the acquisition of Bolloré Logistics and an agreement to acquire FedEx Supply Chain. Paack therefore becomes part of a much larger logistics ecosystem rather than operating solely as an independent last-mile specialist.
\n\n\n\nThe immediate impact for Paack customers is expected to be continuity rather than a sudden change in delivery operations.
\n\n\n\nNevertheless, integration with CEVA and Colis Privé could gradually provide retailers with access to a broader geographical network and additional logistics services.
\n\n\n\nPotential advantages include:
\n\n\n\nFor international retailers, the most important benefit may be the ability to combine cross-border transportation, fulfillment and domestic delivery through fewer logistics providers. This model could be particularly attractive to retailers entering Southern European markets without their own local logistics infrastructure.
\n\n\n\nAlthough the acquisition provides CEVA with immediate scale, its long-term success will depend on how effectively the companies integrate their networks, technology and commercial operations.
\n\n\n\nLast-mile delivery remains a complex and margin-sensitive business. Different countries have distinct labor models, delivery preferences, urban infrastructure and consumer expectations.
\n\n\n\nSpain and Portugal also differ from France in terms of geography, population density and delivery economics. CEVA will therefore need to preserve Paack’s local market knowledge while identifying areas where the businesses can share technology, capacity and operational processes.
\n\n\n\nMaintaining service quality during the integration will be especially important. Retailers and consumers are unlikely to judge the deal by the size of the combined network; they will judge it by delivery reliability, flexibility and visibility.
\n\n\n\nThe completion of the CEVA Paack acquisition demonstrates how Europe’s last-mile market is gradually moving towards larger, cross-border delivery networks.
\n\n\n\nBy adding Paack’s operations in Spain, Portugal and France, Colis Privé gains both geographical reach and technology developed specifically for e-commerce delivery.
\n\n\n\nThe deal also gives CEVA a stronger position in the final stage of the e-commerce supply chain, complementing its existing freight, contract-logistics and fulfillment operations.
\n\n\n\nThe result is not yet a fully pan-European parcel network. However, it gives CEVA a considerably stronger platform from which to pursue that ambition.
\n\n\n\nAs retailers look for simpler logistics relationships and more consistent cross-border delivery experiences, the ability to connect international supply chains with local last-mile operations could become one of CEVA’s most important competitive advantages.
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