M&A Deal Summary

Ingram Micro Acquires Shipwire

On October 28, 2013, Ingram Micro acquired transportation company Shipwire

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ingram Micro’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Ingram Micro’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ingram Micro’s 2nd transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Shipwire was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-10-28
Target Shipwire
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Ingram Micro
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Shipwire

Santa Clara, California, United States
Shipwire is a provider of global fulfillment services for emerging multi-channel brands. The Shipwire platform provides on-demand e-commerce fulfillment and supply chain management from a network of global pick-pack and ship warehouses to more than 1,000 emerging brands and web retailers. Shipwire was founded in 2006 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ingram Micro

Irvine, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Distribution
Employees23,500
Revenue 48.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Ingram Micro's corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.
Entrance to Ingram Micro's corporate headquarters in Irvine, California.

Ingram Micro is a wholesale technology distributor and a global provider of IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services, and logistics solutions. Ingram Micro distributes and markets a large variety of technology and mobility products from companies such as Acer, Apple, Cisco, Citrix, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, Symantec, VMware, and others. Ingram Micro was founded in 1979 and is based in Irvine, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 45
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 21 of 40
State: California M&A 2 of 4
Country: United States M&A 6 of 12
Year: 2013 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-30 CloudBlue

Niagara Falls, New York, United States

CloudBlue provides Enterprise IT Asset Disposition, Onsite Data Destruction and e-Waste Recycling Services worldwide. The Company’s services reduce the risk, cost and complexity associated with securely managing IT assets and consumer electronics throughout their lifecycle in compliance with environmental and data security regulations. Its operations are process-oriented, driven by continuous improvement through LEAN, 5S, Six Sigma and Kaizen-based management and process principles. Niagara Falls was formed in 2008 and is based in Niagara Falls, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-01 Global Mobility Products

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Global Mobility Products, Inc., is a provider of mobile reverse logistics, repair and asset recovery services

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