Multiple news outlets, including Bloomberg, are reporting that Anixter International Inc. is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find a buyer. Bloomberg cited “people with knowledge of the matter.” The report pegs Anixter’s market value at about $3.4 billion.
Bloomberg reports that Anixter ‘will look for second-round bid next month.” It also reports that Rexel, Carlyle Group LP and Melrose Industries Plc, a U.K.-based engineering firm, are among the bidders.
Anixter has not made a statement about the reports. We will continue to follow these developments.