Un mega accordo tra Avnet e Tech Data. Quest'ultima compra dalla rivale la divisione Technology Solutions, che segue le attività legate alle soluzioni IT (Avnet Technology Solutions è presente anche in Italia).
Come si legge in una nota diramata da Tech Data, si tratta di un accordo in contante e azioni valutato 2,6 miliardi di dollari.

La notizia fa volare il titolo di Avnet, che nel premercato a Wall Street guadagna oltre il 2 percento.
Come si legge in una nota, Avnet riceverà 2,4 miliardi di dollari in contante e 2,785 milioni di azioni ordinarie di Tech Data, valutate circa 200 milioni di dollari in base alla media ponderata del prezzo di chiusura degli ultimi 15 giorni.

Tech Data ritiene che l'accordo, la cui chiusura è prevista nel primo o nel secondo trimestre del 2017, "inciderà significativamente in positivo" sull'utile per azione adjusted nel primo anno dopo il closing, consentirà una riduzione dei costi per circa 100 milioni di dollari entro due anni dalla chiusura e porterà benefici fiscali per 200 milioni di dollari al valore attuale.

Avnet stima invece di realizzare un guadagno tra 3,75 e 4,65 dollari per azione. La vendita consente a entrambe le società di concentrarsi su strategie core ed economie di scala per le rispettive attività, in modo da garantire agli azionisti la creazione di valore.
L'operazione finanziaria "completa le nostre possibilità sulla distribuzione in Europa e America e rafforza la presenza nella regione Asia Pacifico, che è un mercato nuovo per il gruppo", ha detto l'amministratore delegato di Tech Data, Bob Dutkowsky.

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Avnet Agrees to Sell Technology Solutions

Business Unit to Tech Data for $2.6B

Company will accelerate strategy to bring world-class design chain and supply chain services to high-growth customer markets

PHOENIX – Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Technology Solutions operating group to Tech Data Corporation in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet will receive $2.4 billion in cash and 2.8 million shares of Tech Data common stock, currently valued at approximately $200 million.The sale of this business provides both Avnet and Tech Data with immediate opportunities to focus on core strategies and scale their respective businesses, ultimately delivering greater profitability to their shareholders.“We believe the acquisition of Technology Solutions by Tech Data is the best decision for our employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders. This transaction presents us with the best strategic path for Avnet’s future success and profitability, and puts Technology Solutions in position to achieve breakthrough business results with Tech Data,” said William Amelio, chief executive officer of Avnet. “Moving forward, Avnet will focus its resources and investments on becoming a leader in design chain and supply chain services not only for our current customers and suppliers, but also for new markets. We will drive targeted investments in embedded solutions, Internet of Things (IOT) and critical digital platforms. By investing in these high growth areas, we can expand the breadth of our portfolio and attract new customers worldwide who depend on us to deliver world-class solutions.”Avnet’s Technology Solutions operating group is a global IT solutions distributor serving customers and suppliers in more than 80 countries. It provides next generation solutions, marketing, training, resources and services that span the cloud to the data center and encompass the entire IT lifecycle. They work with value-added resellers to make it easier and more affordable to enter and excel in high-growth technology and vertical markets locally and around the world.“This transformative transaction will position us as a premier global IT distributor with the most diverse end-to-end solutions from the data center to the living room,” said Bob Dutkowsky, chief executive officer of Tech Data. “Tech Data has competed with and admired Avnet Technology Solutions for many years. We’re thrilled to start this journey together and are confident that our customers, vendor partners, employees, and shareholders will appreciate and benefit from the value that we will bring to the market. We look forward to welcoming the Technology Solutions team to Tech Data and are excited for the opportunities that this combination creates.”
 
Additionally, Avnet and Tech Data intend to partner on delivering world class IOT end-to-end solutions to the market.Upon completion of the transaction, Avnet expects to realize a gain of $3.75 to $4.75 per share. The closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, is anticipated to occur in the first or second quarter of calendar 2017.Citi and Allen & Company LLC are acting as financial advisors to Avnet, while Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, is acting as legal advisor.