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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.

TTI Snaps Up Israeli Specialist

TTI's acquisition strategy continues apace. Consolidating its position in the EMEA region, the distributor has acquired Net-Aye Technologies, a specialist interconnect and LED distributor located in Kfar-Saba, Israel.

TTI Buys UK's Flightspares Electronics

TTI has buttressed its position in the UK and Ireland markets and strengthened its hand in the connector market by acquiring Flightspares Electronics, a specialist connector distributor.

Latest: Avnet buys UK's Spectre (Communications)

Avnet continues to march the acquisition trail. It has snapped up the UK-based Spectre (Communications) business.

Update: Latest: Arrow Buys Wire and Cable Company

Arrow Electronics has sought to increase its passive components armoury with the acquisition of A. E. Petsche, a supplier of wire and cable.

Update: Acal Buys BFi Optilas - "To be Europe's Number One Specialist"

Acal believes it's acquisition of BFi Optilas places it firmly at the forefront of Europe's specialist distributors.

Latest: Acal to buy BFi Optilas

Acal has announced this morning it is to buy BFi Optilas. It will pay 10 million Euro in cash and two million Acal shares to be issued on completion of the deal.

Premier Farnell Buys EDA Software Company

Premier Farnell's reach to engineers was lengthened today with the acquisition of an EDA supplier.

Lamb on Future's Menu

A variety of new switch products could be on the European market soon following an acquisition by one of the US's leading switch suppliers.

Avnet Counts on Abacus for IP&E

The EU has given the thumbs up for Avnet to complete the acquisition of the UK-based Abacus Group.