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Sales Rise At Electrocomponents Heralds Strong Second Half

Electrocomponents says sales inched ahead one per cent in the four months to January 31 in its latest interim statement.

TTI Buys Chinese Connector Specialist

TTI has acquired the assets of NPCS Autotronics.

Avnet Buys Israeli Distributor

Avnet has made a further move into the Israeli distribution market.

TTI Sets Deal To Buy Sager Electronics

Woodstock Wire (www.woodstockwire.com) is reporting that TTI has agreed to acquire Sager Electronics.

Rebound Group Acquires Easby Electronics

The Rebound Group has acquired UK-based Easby Electronics.  With effect from today Easby becomes an autonomous division of the fast growing Rebound Group.

Avnet Acquisition Bolsters Embedded Business

Avnet has strengthened its Avnet Embedded business in Europe with the acquisition of the French company DE2. DE2 will be combined with the Avnet Embedded business in France.  

Solid State Snaps Up Blazepoint

Steatite says that its parent company Solid State plc has acquired the assets of Blazepoint Ltd, a supplier of rugged computer systems and hand held devices to the commercial and military markets worldwide. 

Acal Buys Nordic Embedded Specialist

Acal has acquired Hectronic, an embedded computer distributor based in Sweden.

Nu Horizons Shareholders Give Thumbs Up to Arrow Deal

Nu Horizons shareholders have given the distributor the green light to complete its acqusition by Arrow Electronics.

Ten Years On From The Great Veba Sell Off

It is now 10 years almost to the day since the biggest carve-up of distribution assets the channel has ever seen and is ever likely to see.

Arrow Buys Converge, Verical

Arrow ERlectronics has completed two acquisitions in the last two days.

Avnet Buys Bell Microproducts

Avnet has strengthened its position in the IT channel buying Bell Microproducts for $252m.