# WESCO to acquire Anixter in $4.5 billion deal

WESCO International, Inc. will acquire Anixter International Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion, creating a premier electrical and data communications distribution company.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-01-13
- Where: United States
- Value: $4.50B
- Status: announced
- Products: electrical and data communications distribution
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Anixter International](https://endata.com/companies/42981.md) (target)
- [WESCO International](https://endata.com/companies/44467.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wesco-international-and-anixter-international-announce-merger-agreement-to-create-a-premier-electrical-and-data-communications-distribution-and-supply-chain-services-company-300985474.html), 2020-01-13: "The transformational combination of WESCO and Anixter will create a premier electrical and data communications distribution and supply chain services company."
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200113005334/en/WESCO-International-and-Anixter-International-Announce-Merger-Agreement-to-Create-a-Premier-Electrical-and-Data-Communications-Distribution-and-Supply-Chain-Services-Company), 2020-01-13: "The transformational combination of WESCO and Anixter will create a premier electrical and data communications distribution and supply chain services company."
- [inddist.com](https://www.inddist.com/mergers-acquisitions/news/21109891/wesco-anixter-to-merge-form-17b-distributor), 2020-01-13: "The transformational combination of WESCO and Anixter will create a premier electrical and data communications distribution and supply chain services company."
- [securityupdate.in](https://securityupdate.in/anixter-ends-bidding-war-agrees-to-wescos-4-5b-buyout-offer/), 2020-01-15: "The transformational combination of Wesco and Anixter will create a premier electrical and data communications distribution and supply chain services company."

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