M&A Deal Summary

Staples Acquires Corporate Express N.V.

On June 11, 2008, Staples acquired retailer Corporate Express N.V. for 3.1B EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Staples’ 4th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Staples’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Staples’ 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-06-11
Target Corporate Express N.V.
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Staples
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.1B EUR

Target

Corporate Express N.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Corporate Express is a supplier of office products to businesses and institutions. The Company has a widespread global proprietary distribution network spanning North America, Europe and Australia, with approximately 18,000 employees working from more than 350 locations in 21 countries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Staples

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Retail
Employees42,554
Revenue 18.2B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Staples' corporate headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Entrance to Staples' corporate headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Staples is an office supply retailer. Staples sells and distributes a variety of office products for consumers as well as small to large companies around the world. Staples was formed in 1985 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 17
Sector (Retail) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 16
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-22 American Identity

Overland Park, United States

American Identity, Inc. is a distributor of corporate branded merchandise

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-07 PRINTSouth

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

PRINTSouth Corp. which does business as Miami Systems is a commercial printing company based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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