M&A Deal Summary

Arrow Electronics Acquires Altimate Group SAS

On April 3, 2012, Arrow Electronics acquired distribution company Altimate Group SAS from DCC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arrow Electronics’ 13th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Arrow Electronics’ 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-04-03
Target Altimate Group SAS
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Arrow Electronics
Sellers(s) DCC
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Altimate Group SAS

Velizy, France
Altimate Group SAS, is a European value-added distributor of enterprise and midrange computing products, services, and solutions. ALTIMATE offers a comprehensive portfolio of hardware, storage, data management, security, and infrastructure solutions and services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Arrow Electronics

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Distribution
Employees21,520
Revenue 27.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Arrow Electronics' corporate headquarters in Centennial, Colorado.
Entrance to Arrow Electronics' corporate headquarters in Centennial, Colorado.

Arrow Electronics is a global supplier of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow's diverse customer base consists of original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and other commercial customers. Arrow Electronics was incorporated in 1935 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 34
Sector: Distribution M&A 13 of 15
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 8
Country: France M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-27 Asset Recovery

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Asset Recovery is a provider of end-of-life solutions for computer and electronic equipment for businesses and individuals.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-29 Redemtech

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Redemtech is a provider of electronics asset disposition (EAD) services. Redemtech offers a comprehensive array of EAD services including data removal, data security, refurbishment, and remarketing of electronic assets, while ensuring compliance with local and national data security and environmental regulations.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DCC

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Distribution
Employees16,700
Revenue 18.0B GBP (2025)
DESCRIPTION

DCC is a broadly based group, operating across five focused divisions: energy, technology, healthcare, environmental and food & beverage. DCC was founded in 1976 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 6
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-17 Physio-Med Services

Glossop, United Kingdom

Physio-Med Services Ltd. is a distributor of physiotherapy and rehabilitation products to healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Glossop, the United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-29 Midsona Manufacturing AB

Norrköping, Sweden

Midsona Manufacturing AB provides Sale and marketing of well-known health and dietary supplements in the Nordic market.

Buy $9M