StreetInsider, October 13, 2015
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which, subject to closing conditions detailed below, Ingram Micro will acquire DOCdata Nederland B.V. and DOCdata International B.V. (“Docdata”), the e-commerce fulfillment business of publically-traded, Netherlands-based, DOCDATA N.V. (ENXTAM: DOCD) for approximately $175 million. Docdata is one of the leading European providers of order fulfilment, returns logistics and online payment services, providing critical commerce solutions to major retailers, brands and promising start-ups. Docdata currently handles between 125,000 and 250,000 orders on a daily basis, with major operations in Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The company is expected to contribute in excess of $150 million in annual services revenue to Ingram Micro and to contribute 5 to 7 cents to 2016 non-GAAP earnings per share.
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Shipwire Inc., a leading provider of outsourced fulfillment services for emerging brands, today announced new research demonstrating its impact on e-commerce fulfillment and global brand distribution.
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Dow Jones VentureWire, October 29, 2013
Ingram Micro Inc ., a publicly traded provider of supply-chain and mobile device lifecycle services, has entered into an agreement to acquire Shipwire Inc., a provider of enterprise logistics, inventory and shipping services.
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CNN Money, October 30, 2013
Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM) has acquired Shipwire, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of cloud-based logistics services and supply chain management SaaS. No financial terms were disclosed. Shipwire had raised around $15 million in VC funding, from firms like Meakem Becker Venture Capital, eBay and Newell Rubbermaid.
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The Business Journals, Pittsburgh Business Times, October 29, 2013
A portfolio company of Meakem Becker Venture Capital was sold Tuesday, which translates into some cash for investors in the $75 million fund raised by the Sewickley-based VC. The question is how much.
Here’s the scoop: Shipwire, based in Palo Alto, Calif., and one of the earliest investments by MBVC, was bought by Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM), taking the Santa Ana, Calif.-based wholesale technology distributor and global supply chain company into the e-commerce services arena.
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Dealer World España, October 30, 2013
Ingram Micro acaba de anunciar la compra de Shipwire. Con esta adquisición Ingram Micro apuesta por el mercado de servicios de comercio electrónico y es un paso más en su estrategia de convertirse en el líder global en servicios de la cadena de suministro, tal y como ha destacado el CEO de Ingram Micro, Alain Monie.
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Muy Canal, October 29, 2013
Dispuesto a mejorar su red logística y de gestión, Ingram Micro se ha hecho con Shipwire por un precio que no se ha hecho público. Con esta compra, el mayorista da un importante salto con foco en el comercio electrónico y la distribución on-line, principales especialidades de la compañía adquirida.
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