M&A Deal Summary

Tech Data Acquires SCH Distribution

On September 5, 2012, Tech Data acquired distribution company SCH Distribution from Specialist Computer Centres for 350M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tech Data’s 8th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Tech Data’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Tech Data’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-09-05
Target SCH Distribution
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Tech Data
Sellers(s) Specialist Computer Centres
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 350M USD

Target

SCH Distribution

Birmingham, United Kingdom
SCH Distribution Ltd. is a provider of electrical equipment distribution services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Tech Data

Clearwater, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Distribution
Employees14,000
Revenue 37.2B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION
Tech Data's corporate headquarters in Clearwater, Florida.
Tech Data's corporate headquarters in Clearwater, Florida.

Tech Data is a distributor of technology products, services, and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value-added services enable 125,000 resellers in more than 100 countries to support the technology needs of end-users. Tech Data was formed in 1974 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 16
Sector (Distribution) 8 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 4
Year (2012) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-03 Triade Holding BV

Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Triade Holding is a value added one-stop distributor specialised in the field of consumer electronics, mobility and information technology. Triade delivers products from over 120 vendors to retailers, e-tailers and resellers, serving a market of more than 5000 sales outlets daily.

Buy €145M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-01 Specialist Distribution Group

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Specialist Distribution Group (SDG) Ltd. is a distributor of enterprise and broadline IT products in the UK, France and the Netherlands.

Buy €281M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Specialist Computer Centres

Birmingham, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

SCC is an information technology company that provides cloud, network and security softwares to enterprises.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 3
Year (2012) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-06 Kavanagh

Bracknell, United Kingdom

Kavanagh Ltd. engages in the information technology (IT) solutions for the enterprises. Company provides data centre solutions, as well as delivers, implements, and deploys enterprise servers, storage and backup systems, and software.

Buy £6M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-01 Specialist Distribution Group

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Specialist Distribution Group (SDG) Ltd. is a distributor of enterprise and broadline IT products in the UK, France and the Netherlands.

Sell €281M
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