Divestiture • Information Technology

Bechtle Acquires Systemax - France Operations

On September 4, 2018, Bechtle acquired information technology company Systemax - France Operations from Global Industrial for 270M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Bechtle’s 12th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Bechtle’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bechtle’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bechtle’s 1st transaction in New York.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date September 4, 2018
Target Systemax - France Operations
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Bechtle
Sellers(s) Global Industrial
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 270M USD

Target Company

Systemax - France Operations

Port Washington, New York, United States
Systemax, Inc. - France Operations sell Information Technology Products, Solutions and Services under the Inmac WStore and MISCO brand names. This business operates in France & Belgium servicing SMB, Enterprise, Public Sector and SOHO including several e-commerce websites and local language call centres.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Bechtle

Neckarsulm, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Information Technology
Employees15,245
Revenue 6.3B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Bechtle is an IT system house provider with everything from IT strategy consultation, the delivery of hardware and software, and project planning and coordination, to the complete operation of the customers’ IT through Bechtle Managed Services. Bechtle was founded in 1983 and is based in Neckarsulm, Germany.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 19 of 22
Sector: Information Technology 12 of 14
Type: Divestiture 2 of 3
State: New York 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2018 4 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-04 Inmac Wstore S.A.S

Roissy,, France

Inmac Wstore S.A.S engages in online retail of information technology products for businesses and professionals. The company’s products range includes hardware and components, software and security solutions, networking and storage systems, and related stationary and supplies.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-09 BT Stemmer

Olching, Germany

BT Stemmer GmbH is a provider of networking solutions, unified communications, IT security and managed services. BT Stemmer GmbH is based in Olching, Germany.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Global Industrial

Port Washington, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1949
Sector E-Commerce
Employees1,845
Revenue 1.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Global Industrial sells industrial and technology products through a system of branded e-Commerce websites and relationship marketers in North America and Europe. Global Industrial was founded in 1949 and is based in Port Washington, New York.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 5 of 5
State: New York 1 of 1
Country: United States 3 of 3
Year: 2018 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-04 Inmac Wstore S.A.S

Roissy,, France

Inmac Wstore S.A.S engages in online retail of information technology products for businesses and professionals. The company’s products range includes hardware and components, software and security solutions, networking and storage systems, and related stationary and supplies.

Sell -