Dive Brief:
- Arrow Electronics Inc, of Englewood, CO, announced its acquisition of RDC, a technology and asset management firm based in the UK.
- RDC was founded in 1991 in Essex, UK, and is a subsidiary of Computacenter UK Ltd.
- The deal cost Arrow approximately $84 million.
Dive Insight:
RDC, an IT disposal and recycling company, says that it handles over 1.5 million pieces of electronics annually. Arrow inked an operating agreement with Computacenter for its IT disposal services, which are still part of Computacenter’s assets.
Arrow’s focus is on distribution and value-added services of electronic and computer parts.