ACQUIRED · 2020
Who Acquired Anixter International?
WESCO International · $4.50B
The acquisition
Anixter International (Glenview, IL) was acquired by WESCO International in 2020 for $4.50B. Leading global distributor of network and security solutions, electrical and electronic solutions, and utility power solutions. at 0.53× revenue.
Anixter International at time of acquisition
Revenue
$8500.0M
Deal value
$4.50B
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Sourced from WESCO Press Release. Primary source. Full deal page.
Citation: ExitValue.ai. (2020). Anixter International acquired by WESCO International. https://exitvalue.ai/acquired/anixter-international