Veolia Transport acquires People Travel Group to penetrate swedish market in airport ground transportation services

Paris le 26 juillet 2007
Via its Swedish subsidiary Veolia Transport Sverige AB, Veolia Transport signed an agreement on July 13, 2007 to acquire Sweden's People Travel Group*.

*subject to the usual suspensive clauses relating to this type of transaction.

People Travel Group is a public transportation group that provides mainly airport ground transportation services, charter transportation, and personnel transportation.

People Travel Group has approximately 900 employees and generates annual revenue of around €60 million in 2006. It operates a fleet of 230 vehicles.

This northern Europe acquisition will enable Veolia Transport to expand its transportation business, especially that in airport ground transportation services, a market that it penetrated with the acquisition of SuperShuttle in the United States.

"We're very pleased to be building up our expertise and know-how in these flexible forms of transportation, which are now an indispensable part of the changing trends in urban lifestyles. These services contribute to meeting environmental challenges by offering an easy, practical service," said Cyrille du Peloux, Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Transport.

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