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DHL Supply Chain will acquire health care logistics provider SDS Rx, the companies announced Tuesday.

Why it matters: Health care logistics firms have become popular acquisition targets as they are highly profitable and require specialization.

Context: UPS acquired Andlauer Healthcare Group for $1.6 billion in April.

FedEx is likewise bulking up its pharmaceutical logistics, bringing on nearly $400 million in new health care business earlier this year.

Zoom in: Clark, New Jersey-based SDS, is an asset-light logistics provider with a network of independent contractor truck drivers. It coordinates shipments for long-term care and specialty pharmacies, radiopharmacies and health system networks.

The 250-employee company handles deliveries for about 100 customers and more than twice that many sites nationwide.

What they're saying: "There's really only one or two large providers that are capable of executing logistics deliveries of radio pharma," DHL Supply Chain North America CEO Mark Kunar tells Axios Pro.

"Their work in hospital networks is really exciting as well," he adds.

Consolidating hospital networks — and the cost pressures they face — make end-to-end logistics capabilities a valuable service, Kunar says.

"It opens up a whole new set of customers for us," the CEO says.  

Catch up quick: DHL acquired CryoPDP, a specialty courier focusing on clinical trials, biopharmaceuticals and cell and gene therapies, in March.

It also acquired IDS Fulfillment and Inmar Supply Chain Logistics earlier this year.

What's next: The logistics giant plans to spend the rest of 2025 integrating its two pairs of acquisitions, rather than acquiring further, Kunar says.

DHL won't merge its SDS Rx and CryoPDP acquisitions, at least in the near term.

"The two of them have their unique capabilities and we'll continue to run them as-is," Kunar says.

Editor's note: This story and headline have been corrected to reflect DHL's deal for SDS has not yet closed. 

DHL acquiring health care logistics provider SDS Rx

DHL acquired CryoPDP, a specialty courier focusing on clinical trials, biopharmaceuticals and cell and gene therapies, in March.

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DHL Supply Chain will acquire health care logistics provider SDS Rx, the companies announced Tuesday.Why it matters: Health care logistics firms have become popular acquisition targets as they are highly profitable and require specialization.

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