M&A Deal Summary

Staples Acquires PRINTSouth

On December 7, 2010, Staples acquired business services company PRINTSouth

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Staples’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Staples’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Staples’ 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-12-07
Target PRINTSouth
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Staples
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 9 of 17
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 16
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 14
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-11 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.

Buy €3.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-28 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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