M&A Deal Summary

Staples Acquires Lonesource

On August 28, 2013, Staples acquired distribution company Lonesource

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Staples’ 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Staples’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Staples’ 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-08-28
Target Lonesource
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Staples
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Fennebresque & Co. (Financial)

Target

Lonesource

Cary, North Carolina, United States
Lonesource Inc. is an office supplies distribution company based in Cary, North Carolina. It was formed in 2000.

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Buyer

Staples

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Retail
Employees42,554
Revenue 18.2B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Staples' corporate headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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 STATS #
Overall 10 of 17
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 16
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 14
Year (2013) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS 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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-02 Runa

Mountain View, California, United States

Runa is a software company that helps online retailers increase sales by personalizing the shopping experience.

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