11:37 AM EST - Aveda Transportation and Energy Services Inc : Has entered into an arrangement agreement with Daseke, Inc., a leading consolidator and the largest owner of flatbed and specialized transportation and logistics solutions in North America, under which Daseke will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Aveda (including any common shares issued pursuant to stock options or other convertible securities which are exercised immediately prior to closing) for $0.90 per Aveda common share or 0.0751 Daseke common shares for each Aveda common share held by the Aveda shareholder and an additional earnout of up to CAD $0.45 per Aveda common share contingent on Aveda achieving certain EBITDA targets. Aveda Transportation and Energy Services Inc
shares V.AVE are trading up $0.38 at $0.91.
