CHANNEL MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Only showing EM-related acquisitions for Avnet; tried to exclude ARW ECS acquisitions MONTH #
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MONTH
Sep
YEAR
BUYER
TARGET
1979
Arrow
Cramer Electronics
1985
Arrow
Spoerle (Germany) 40% in 1985
1986
Electrocomponents
Radionics (Ireland)
1987
Arrow
Ducommun (Kierulff)
1988
Arrow
Kierulff Electronics
6
Jun
1991
Arrow
Lex (Schweber)
6
Jun
1991
Avnet
Access
1991
Arrow
Almac Electronics
UK components distributor
1991
Arrow
Silverstar (Italy) 50% in 1991
1
Jan
1992
Kent
Shelly-Ragon
4
Apr
1992
Avnet
FH Tec Components
French components distributor
7
Jul
1992
Avnet
Nortec
Scandinavian electronics distributor, operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Estonia
1
Jan
1993
Avnet
E2000
Central Europe components distributor
2
Feb
1993
Arrow
Zeus
7
Jul
1993
Avnet
Hall-Mark
Americas distributor of semiconductors,computer products, connectors, passives and electromechanical products and value-added services
9
Sep
1993
Avnet
Adelsey
Italian electronic components distributor
10
Oct
1993
Arrow
Component Agents - CAL (Asia)
1993
Arrow
CCI Electronique (France)
1993
Arrow
Amitron (Spain)
1993
Arrow
ATD (Portugal)
3
Mar
1994
Avnet
DeMico
Italian electronic components distributor
7
Jul
1994
Avnet
Penstock, Inc.
US technical communications specialist distributor
9
Sep
1994
Arrow
Anthem Electronics
12
Dec
1994
Avnet
Cable Assembly Operations of LaBarge
1994
Arrow
Field Oy (Finland)
1994
Arrow
TH:s Group (norway)
1994
Arrow
Exatec A/S (Denmark)
1994
Arrow
Gates/FA Distributing
1994
Electrocomponents
Radioparts (Denmark)
1994
Jaco
Nexus Custom Electronics
1995
Avnet
WKK Semiconductors, Ltd.
“70% interest, a Hong Kong-based electronics components distributor with operations in Hong Kong and
1
Jan
US - Cable assembly operations
the People’s Republic of China
163
1
Jan
1995
Avnet
Lyco Limited
Irish electronic components distributor
4
Apr
1995
Avnet
BFI-IBEXSA International, Inc.
European distributor of microwave and RF components, magnetic sensors, connecting devices and other specialty components
4
Apr
1995
Avnet
CK Electronics
French electronics components distributor
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