Add-on Acquisition • Retail

Staples Acquires Corporate Express N.V.

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

Acquisition Context

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

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

Target Company

Corporate Express N.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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 Overview 1

Buyer

Staples

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1985
Sector	Retail
Employees	42,554
Revenue	18.2B USD (2017)

DESCRIPTION

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 founded in 1985 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
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	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2007-05-22

American Identity

Overland Park, United States

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

Buy

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.	Buy	-

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.

Buy

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