Max Ibata-Arens
Director: Technology Sector

Max focuses on multiple areas within Logisyn. His primary role is working with executives at the major logistics software providers; both on the buy-side and sell-side. He specializes in analyzing the market to evaluate the right strategic partners to create an optimal long-term partnership.

Max also leads our market research and reports including the publication of multiple reports on M&A activity and trends in logistics technology. You can read articles and reports from Max and the Logisyn team by visiting the “News & Resources” tab of our website.

He also works closely with our global network of companies in Europe and Asia including buy-side searches in this region and assisting company owners as they consider selling the businesses that they’ve built.

Max started his career in logistics with a Chicago-based forwarder as an air export clerk focused on various European trade lanes. Since then he has worked in various roles, including a long tenure as a recruiter for large international freight forwarders. He has a passion for technology, with a special focus on logistics technologies, and is the co-founder of a tech start-up focused on helping people record their life stories.

Max is an avid traveler and does so whenever the opportunity presents itself. He has lived abroad in both Italy and Japan, often for more than a year at a time, and prides himself on being fluent in the Italian language. Max is an avid surfer and snowboarder.