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WStore Europe SA Acquires Inmac

On December 5, 2005, WStore Europe SA acquired retailer Inmac from The Gores Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WStore Europe SA’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is WStore Europe SA’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-05
Target Inmac
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) WStore Europe SA
Sellers(s) The Gores Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Inmac

Roissy en France, France
Inmac is a business-to-business direct reseller of information technology products, services, accessories and consumables to the French marketplace. The company, located in Paris, has operated for over 20 years and offers approximately 12,000 brand name products through the Internet, catalogues and direct sales channels.

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Buyer

WStore Europe SA

Hauts De Seine, France
Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

WStore is a UK web-based corporate IT supplier that offers businesses a one-stop solution for IT requirements.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1

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SELLER

The Gores Group

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
The Gores Group's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
The Gores Group's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

The Gores Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses. Gores considers investments across Europe and North America and typically seeks non-core assets of public corporations. While Gores is a generalist investor, the firm has a particular interest in technology, telecommunications, business services, and industrial companies. The Gores Group was formed in 1987 and has offices in Beverly Hills, California, and Boulder, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 67
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 30
Country: France M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2005 M&A 3 of 3
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Select Business Solutions is now a leading international software company operating in the application development, business intelligence and process management solutions markets. The company�s business is centered on two product families: enterprise business intelligence solutions and application development solutions with emphasis on methodology, modeling and software reuse.

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