Blockbuster acquisition catapults tech giant into new markets

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 3:01 p.m. September 19, 2016
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Wholesale tech products distributor Tech Data, already No. 108 on the Fortune 500, aims to significantly increase market share with a $2.6 billion acquisition of Avnet's technology business.

 

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