You may have heard that Hagemeyer received an unsolicited offer from Sonepar and that reportedly Rexel also has some interest. And with Hagemeyer planning to meet with Sonepar to “clarify” the offer, it wouldn’t surprise us to see some type […]
Energy efficiency is coming to the home.For years, the knock on CFLs was the price and the form. When CFLs were not price competitive with incandescents, many said the product category wouldn’t take off. But all this is changing.Over the […]
In a couple of words, “not much”. HD Supply has still been sold to private equity (at a significantly reduced price). Our thoughts is that, from an electrical perspective, HD Supply is over-weighted in the residential market; has a strong […]
We’ve had conversations with several analysts recently who have inquired about the electrical distribution industry. The conversations frequently turn to “what would happen to distributors if the economy slowed down?” While there are obvious revenue and profit implications, we discussed […]
Home Depot announced that it “is in discussions with affiliates of Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for the purpose of restructuring the previously announced agreement for the sale of HD Supply. These discussions could […]
Bloomberg.com reported on Friday, July 14, that Hagemeyer’s stock price “climbed 9.7 percent. Shares of the world’s third- largest electrical equipment supplier rose the most in almost a year July 12 on speculation Rexel SA might make a takeover offer. […]
The consolidation race continues in the electrical industry. Recent distributor deals inclued State Electric purchasing Shepherd Electric, Rexel purchasing Tr-Valley, Sonepar (NEED) buying Ralph Pill and most recently Kendall Electric reaching down south to buy Roden. And it is probably […]
Activant’s acquisition of Eclipse could have benefits to Eclipse distributors and the electrical industry. Eclipse distributors will get the benefit of access to additional Activant services such as Trading Connect, Vista Information Services and possibly other services easier while at […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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