C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. (CHRW) Form 8-K — Oct 5, 2026
C.H. Robinson announced on October 4, 2026 that it entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire RXO, Inc., with RXO becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of C.H. Robinson through a two-step merger intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization. Both boards unanimously approved the deal, which is expected to close in the first half of 2027.
Key figures
- Debt Amount
- up to $4.5 billion 364-day senior unsecured bridge term loan facility
- Deal Value Usd
- 0
- Outside date
- July 4, 2027 (with two 3-month extensions)
- Expected close
- first half of 2027
- Termination fee
- $175,000,000 payable by RXO
- Cash consideration per share
- $30.25
- Per share cash consideration
- $17.25 plus 0.0856 CHRW shares (Standard Consideration)
- Stock consideration per share
- 0.1992 CHRW shares
- Rxo significant stockholder support
- 17.04% of RXO common stock (MFN Partners, LP)
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