M&A Deal Summary

Arrow Electronics Acquires ACI Electronics

On February 11, 2008, Arrow Electronics acquired electronics company ACI Electronics from PNC Mezzanine Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arrow Electronics’ 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Arrow Electronics’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arrow Electronics’ 2nd transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-02-11
Target ACI Electronics
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Arrow Electronics
Sellers(s) PNC Mezzanine Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ACI Electronics

Denver, Colorado, United States
ACI Electronics LLC is a provider of electronic components to commercial, aerospace, and defense contractors. It offers military/hi-rel, space level/rad-hard, and commercial components, such as discrete semiconductors, integrated circuits, passives, displays, and magnetics.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Arrow Electronics

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Distribution
Employees22,100
Revenue 33.1B USD (2023)
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. These customers include manufacturers of industrial equipment and consumer products serving industries ranging from telecommunications, automotive and transportation, aerospace and defense, medical, professional services, and alternative energy, among others. Arrow Electronics was incorporated in 1935 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 34
Sector (Electronics) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 25
State (Colorado) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 20
Year (2008) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-10 Universe Electron

Tokyo, Japan

Universe Electron Corporation is a Tokyo-based distributor of semiconductor and multimedia products to major Japanese manufacturers and firms.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-25 LOGIX S.A.

Courbevoie, France

LOGIX is a value-added distributor of midrange servers, storage, and software in 11 European countries with annual gross revenues of approximately 500 million euros. Headquartered in Courbevoie, France, LOGIX has operations in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morocco, Poland, the Netherlands, Israel, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

PNC Mezzanine Capital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

PNC Mezzanine Capital is the subordinated debt investing arm of PNC Bank. PNC Mezzanine looks to provide $10 to $50 million of junior capital to middle-market companies in a variety of industries. Prospective companies generally have revenues of $20 million and EBITDA greater than $4 million. Broad sectors of interest include niche manufacturing, value-added distribution, and business or consumer services. PNC will not invest in early-stage or technology-driven businesses; real estate, commodity-based or capital-intensive companies; businesses with high customer or vendor concentration; or declining businesses. PNC Mezzanine was formed in 1989 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 49
Sector (Electronics) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 15
State (Colorado) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 47
Year (2008) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-23 Metal Spinners

Angola, Indiana, United States

Metal Spinners, Inc.serves the fragmented, high-value added, low-volume market for spun metal products. Metal products are typically spun versus stamped when volumes are too low to justify stamping tooling and production run times.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-04 Au Bon Pain

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Au Bon Pain is a bakery cafe operator with almost 300 Company-owned and franchised stores globally. By providing its quality offering in high-density, high-traffic locations. The Company's menu includes freshly baked goods, made-to-order sandwiches, soups, and cafe beverages. Au Bon Pain was founded in 1978 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sell $250M