Essendant Overview

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Is Essendant PE-backed?

Yes. Essendant is owned by private equity investor Sycamore Partners.

Was Essendant formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Essendant was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Where is Essendant headquartered?

Essendant is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

What is Essendant’s revenue?

Essendant disclosed revenue of 5,037M USD for 2017 and 5,369M USD for 2016.

How many employees does Essendant have?

Essendant has 6,400 employees.

What sector is Essendant in?

Essendant is a distribution company.

When was Essendant founded?

Essendant was founded in 1922.

Essendant

Essendant, Inc.

One Parkway North Blvd., Suite 100,
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
United States,
(847) 627-7000
www.essendant.com

Essendant is a national wholesale distributor of workplace items including traditional office products and office furniture, janitorial, sanitation and breakroom supplies, technology products, industrial supplies, and automotive aftermarket tools and equipment. Essendant was founded in 1922 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
vol $181M $181M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $17M $17M
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