Tag: Complete Office
Research: Finding that anchor
The fifth incarnation of The View from the Top: The State of the OP Industry 2017-18 is highly indicative of…
Platinum Equity completes OfficeMax New Zealand transaction
US private equity firm Platinum Equity has completed its acquisition of OfficeMax New Zealand although it has still not found…
Lyreco sells Australian business to COS
Office products market consolidation in Australia has taken another major step forward with the news that leading independent dealer Complete…
Hot Topic: Consolidating the future
There is nothing so constant as change. The OP industry is no exception. It has spent the past two decades…
Depot bags another dealer
Office Depot Inc has snapped up another large independent office supplies dealer in the US, OPI has learned.Following on from…
Final Word from Brad O’Brien
As a country with a population of just under 25 million people, Australia could be considered a minor player with…
Lyone remains defiant about OfficeMax bid
The recent decision by the Australian competition authority (ACCC) not to oppose the acquisition of OfficeMax Australia by Winc owner…
Will Platinum wait for NZ decision?
Platinum Equity is on track to bring Winc and OfficeMax together in Australia, but it might have to throw in…
Green light given for Winc-OfficeMax merger
The Australian competition authority (ACCC) has said it won’t oppose Platinum Equity’s proposed acquisition of OfficeMax.The decision paves the way…
ACCC approves COS bid for OfficeMax
Complete Office Supplies (COS) has received the green light for its proposed takeover of OfficeMax Australia.The country’s consumer watchdog, the…
NZ watchdog seeks to halt OfficeMax deal
New Zealand’s competition watchdog has launched an injunction to halt the merger of OfficeMax and Winc.The Commerce Commission has filed…
Big Interview: Double vision
Between them, they’ve amassed about 50 years of experience across all industry channels. As such, Mike Maggio, President of US…
Analysis: Thinking outside the (big) box
In the past few weeks, Office Depot in the US has made two significant acquisitions which give pointers to its…
Comment November 2017
Collaboration – and the need for it – has surely been the theme of 2017. Will consolidation be the hot…
Office Depot acquires major US independent dealer
Office Depot has displayed its mid-market ambitions by snapping up one of the largest independent office supplies dealers in the…
ACCC sets OfficeMax/COS decision date
The Australian consumer watchdog ACCC has set a date for its decision on the acquisition of OfficeMax by Complete Office…
Fuji Xerox NZ appoints new MD amid scandal
Fuji Xerox New Zealand has caused another stir after appointing a former ministry chief as Managing Director.Peter Thomas has been…
ACCC voices concerns over Staples and OfficeMax merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delivered a preliminary view that raises doubts over the proposed merger by…
Rival makes surprise OfficeMax bid
There has been an interesting twist regarding the sale of OfficeMax in Australia and New Zealand after a surprise rival…
Leading Australian independent switches dealer groups
Australia’s second largest independent office supplies dealer Quick Corporate Australia (QCA) has left buying group ASA to join rival Office…
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Icahn publishes letter to HP shareholders
Activist investor Carl Icahn has written an open letter to the shareholders of HP Inc, likening the company’s standalone restructuring…