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Walmart Acquires Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A.

On January 23, 2009, Walmart acquired retailer Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A. for 2.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Walmart’s 5th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Walmart’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Walmart’s 1st transaction in Chile.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-01-23
Target Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A.
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Walmart
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.7B USD

Target

Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A.

Santiago, Chile
Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A. is a Chilean grocery store chain. D&S was formed in 1962 and is based in Santiago.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Walmart

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1945
Sector Retail
Employees2,100,000
Revenue 681.0B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Walmart's corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Entrance to Walmart's corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Walmart is a discount retailer with operations across the globe. Walmart was formed in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 23
Sector: Retail M&A 5 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 17
Country: Chile M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-14 Sonae - Retail Operations

Brazil

Sonae - Retail Operations in Brazil, which include 140 hypermarkets, supermarkets and wholesale units.

Buy €635M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-23 Simplexity

Reston, Virginia, United States

Simplexity is an online seller of wireless services and products. Simplexity is based in Reston, Virginia.

Buy $10M
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