M&A Deal Summary

WESCO Acquires EECOL Electric - Argentina Operations

On October 17, 2012, WESCO acquired distribution company EECOL Electric - Argentina Operations from EECOL Electric

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WESCO’s 16th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is WESCO’s 1st transaction in Argentina.
Investment Fate
  • EECOL Electric - Argentina Operations was sold to management in 2013.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-10-17
Target EECOL Electric - Argentina Operations
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) WESCO
Sellers(s) EECOL Electric
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

EECOL Electric - Argentina Operations

Argentina
EECOL Electric Corp. - Argentina Operations distributor of OEM products in Argentina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WESCO

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Distribution
Employees20,000
Revenue 21.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
WESCO's corporate headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WESCO's corporate headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

WESCO is a distributor of electrical, data communications, general maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) and electrical OEM products. WESCO was founded in 1922 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 28
Sector: Distribution M&A 16 of 22
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Argentina M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-17 EECOL Electric

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

EECOL Electric is a full-line distributors of electrical equipment, products, and services with 57 locations across Canada and 20 in South America, and more than 20,000 customers. EECOL has a strong warehouse-based business focused on serving industrial, oil, gas, mining, utility, and commercial and residential construction customers.

Buy CA$1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-03 EECOL Electric - Argentina Operations

Argentina

EECOL Electric Corp. - Argentina Operations distributor of OEM products in Argentina.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EECOL Electric

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

EECOL Electric is a full-line distributors of electrical equipment, products, and services with 57 locations across Canada and 20 in South America, and more than 20,000 customers. EECOL has a strong warehouse-based business focused on serving industrial, oil, gas, mining, utility, and commercial and residential construction customers.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Argentina M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1