Divestiture • Distribution

Arrow Electronics Acquires Richardson Electronics - Wireless and Power Division

On October 1, 2010, Arrow Electronics acquired distribution company Richardson Electronics - Wireless and Power Division from Richardson Electronics

Acquisition Context
  • This is Arrow Electronics’ 10th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Arrow Electronics’ 11th transaction in the United States.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 1, 2010
Target Richardson Electronics - Wireless and Power Division
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Arrow Electronics
Sellers(s) Richardson Electronics
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Richardson Electronics - Wireless and Power Division

United States
Wireless and Power Division is a component distributor and provider of engineered solutions serving the global radio frequency ("RF") and wireless communications market.
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Buyer Overview 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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 16 of 34
Sector: Distribution 10 of 15
Type: Divestiture 2 of 8
Country: United States 11 of 20
Year: 2010 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-20 Nu Horizons Electronics

Melville, New York, United States

Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. is a distributor of advanced technology semiconductor, display, illumination, and power solutions to a wide variety of commercial original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronic manufacturing services providers (EMS).

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-23 Intechra Group

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Intechra Group is a information technology asset disposition ("ITAD") company. Intechra offers comprehensive, proven, end-to-end IT asset disposition services.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Richardson Electronics

LaFox, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Electronics
Employees407
Revenue 196M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Richardson Electronics is a provider of engineered solutions, power grid and microwave tubes and related consumables; high value displays, flat panel solutions and replacement parts for diagnostic imaging equipment; and customized display solutions. Richardson Electronics was founded in 1947 and is based in LaFox, Illinois.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Distribution 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 2
Country: United States 1 of 2
Year: 2010 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-16 International Medical Equipment & Service

Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States

International Medical Equipment & Service, Inc. is a provider of reliable, cost-saving solutions worldwide for major brands of CT and MRI equipment.

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