Beirut, August 6, 2026
- A strategic acquisition that enhances the CMA CGM Group and CEVA Logistics’ integrated logistics solutions in MENA.
- Fattal Group, a major player in distributing and promoting major brands across consumer goods and electronics, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and beauty and fashion.
- The CMA CGM Group reaffirms its confidence in Lebanon, its economy, and its future.
The CMA CGM Group, through its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, announces the completion of its acquisition of the Fattal Group, following receipt of all required regulatory approvals. This milestone follows the April 14, 2026, announcement of the agreement between the two groups.
This acquisition marks a major step in the CMA CGM Group’s development strategy to provide customers with integrated logistics solutions spanning the entire supply chain, from the original supplier to the end customer, and covering all activities from maritime transportation to distribution. The CMA CGM Group’s expertise and innovation will strengthen Fattal’s position in both local and international markets.
With over a century of expertise, the Fattal Group distributes a wide range of products across three main business segments: consumer goods and electronics, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and beauty and fashion. It brings to CMA CGM a recognized know-how, a longstanding presence in the Middle East and North Africa markets, and highly qualified teams. The complementarity of the two groups will enable the development of significant commercial, operational, and financial synergies through the cross-selling of client portfolios, the complementarity of logistics platforms and distribution networks, and the sharing of expertise. This alliance will enhance the quality of services offered to customers and accelerate the development of a leading regional platform.
Beyond its strategic dimension, this acquisition is a long-term investment in Lebanon. It reflects the CMA CGM Group’s continued confidence in the country’s potential, the quality of its talent, and its ability to regain its full role at the heart of regional trade.
Present in Lebanon since its creation in 1978, the CMA CGM Group has consistently invested in the country, expanded its activities, and created jobs. With the integration of the Fattal Group, the Group will now employ nearly 4,000 people in Lebanon, making it one of the country’s main private-sector employers and further confirming its role in the development of the Lebanese economy.
Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, said: “This acquisition marks a new milestone in our Group’s development. It strengthens our ability to offer increasingly efficient integrated logistics solutions to our customers and reflects our long-standing confidence in Lebanon. We believe in the country’s future and will continue to invest, create jobs, and develop high-value-added activities.”
About the CMA CGM Group
The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, true to its corporate Purpose: We imagine better ways to serve a The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, true to its corporate Purpose: We imagine better ways to serve a world in motion. Present in 184 countries, it employs 170,000 people, including nearly 6,000 in Marseille, where its head office is located.
As the world’s third-largest shipping company, CMA CGM serves more than 420 ports across five continents with a fleet of over 700 vessels. In 2025, CMA CGM carried more than 24 million twenty-foot equivalent containers (TEUs). Its subsidiary, CEVA Logistics, one of the top five global players, operates 1,000 warehouses and handled 15 million shipments in 2025. The Group’s air division operates a fleet of cargo aircraft under the CMA CGM AIR CARGO and Air Belgium brands. CMA Media, the third-largest private media group in France, brings together RMC-BFM and several national and regional press titles (La Tribune Dimanche, La Tribune, La Provence, and Corse Matin) as well as the social media platform Brut. Committed to the energy transition, the CMA CGM Group aims for Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
The CMA CGM Foundation provides humanitarian aid in crisis situations and supports education and equal opportunities worldwide. To date, the Foundation has transported 120,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to 106 countries and supported over 630 projects in France, Lebanon, and around the world.
About Fattal Group
Founded in 1897 Fattal Group has grown over time to become one of the most important distribution agents of world-famous brands in the MENA region. The Group operates in 10 countries. Specialized in warehousing, promotion, and distribution of products and services for consumers and patients, professionals, and direct customers, the Fattal Group mainly distributes three categories of products: (1) consumer goods and consumer electronics, (2) pharmaceuticals and healthcare, (3) perfumes, make-up, watches, jewellery, fashion, cosmetics. With a portfolio of international and local brands coupled with a know-how developed over the years, the Fattal Group has become a key partner reaching millions of consumers in the MENA region.