M&A Deal Summary

Takkt Acquires BiGDUG

On July 2, 2015, Takkt acquired internet software and services company BiGDUG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Takkt’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Takkt’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-02
Target BiGDUG
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Takkt
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

BiGDUG

Gloucester, United Kingdom
BiGDUG Ltd. is a specialist in the online sale of business equipment, with an emphasis on racking and shelving products and storage solutions with over 250,000 customers in the UK.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Takkt

Stuttgart, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1945
Sector Marketing
Employees2,295
Revenue 1.1B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Takkt operates as a business-to-business direct marketing company for business equipment in Europe and North America. Takkt was founded in 1945 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-07 ratioform Verpackungen

Pliening, Germany

Ratioform is the No. 1 mail order company in Germany for shipping packaging. Its catalogue is regarded as 'the bible' in the shipping packaging industry, with over 2,300 product lines.

Buy €210M