Ingram is literally cashing out on this (see their announcement and deal presentation). Not only is the Chinese company paying them $6 billion, it is nearly 40% more than their recent stock price. And Ingram's board and shareholders will have no risk of holding volatile Chinese shares, as the Chinese company is paying them all cash.
The Chinese company is paying $38.90 per share, which is far higher than Ingram's stock price since 1999 [link no longer available] during the dot.com bubble. Quite a deal if you can get it.
Chinese Buyer - Aviation
An airline company, HNA, based in Hainan, China's most southern province, is the buyer. HNA boasts [link no longer available]:
"And I was this close to dumping this dog for a 2015 loss!"
Don't take this as stock trading advice but...
The agreed acquisition price is $38.90. The stock today, after yesterday's announcement, jumped but is still ~$36. My read is that the $3 gap is from investors having some concern that the deal will go through. Of course, there are risks given Ingram's size and the China / US politics involved.
So if you do own Ingram, you might be prudent to count your gains today rather than risk for the last $3 per share.
Arecont would sell to anyone who would meet Kaplinsky's unrealistic expectations but I am not sure what the Chinese would want with a camera manufacturer with a horrible brand.
Ingram is a $30B supply chain company with a big international footprint. HNA 2015 revenues were $29B. I don't think the type of products that Ingram sells is important to HNA. It's probably the scalable logistics and technology. Maybe it makes more sense than it appears on the surface. Will be interesting to see what they acquire next.
I'd still love to hear how any aviation company is going to make a return by paying a 40% premium on an IT distributor. Anyone with theories, please share!
China is releasing the balance of trade dollars they are holding to the only safe place for them --USA.
Two things occur to me:
1. the greater the investment in hard assets in the US, the harder it is to be confrontational in the world. Competitive yes, confrontational no.
2. I wonder how the US government views this acquisition with regard to the BAA & TAA purchasing rules for buying American. Will they remove Ingram Micro from their approved supplier list? What about Defense Contractors Boeing, Northrup, GE, Dell, HP etc.
#2 is a good question. I assume Ingram will argue that since they do not actually develop any of the products they sell, but simply move them around that it should not impact them.
1. the greater the investment in hard assets in the US, the harder it is to be confrontational in the world. Competitive yes, confrontational no.
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6B USD looks to be a lot of memory for any individual investor, but not for China banks. The lesson they will learn by this acquisition of Ingram Micro can be more useful than buying a MOTO cellphone company.
So the airline company may want to convert herself into a more generic logistic/shipping company, and be more international. This can be good or bad, depending on your standpoint.
When I think about it, its a bit disconcerting to think the products we purchase come from/are owned by the Chinese particularly with how invasive the products can be. For instance, Vizio TV's... anyone else feeling odd about it?
Why is there the Soviet Union flag with hammer and sickle on it, when the article is dealing with Chinese companies? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union
The flag of the PRC has only stars on it, no hammer and sickle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_China
Sold. Nearly 5 years later, HNA has sold Ingram Micro for ~$7.2 billion. On the plus side, that is ~1 billion dollars more than they bought it for, ~16% up. That's not a huge return for that time period but it's better than most of what HNA is now.
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Joe Summanen
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This is the single greatest piece of news I have ever read on IPVM!
And I was this close to dumping this dog for a 2015 loss!
Thank you, again!
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What will happen if Chinese company want to buy IPVM
John?
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Ingram is a $30B supply chain company with a big international footprint. HNA 2015 revenues were $29B. I don't think the type of products that Ingram sells is important to HNA. It's probably the scalable logistics and technology. Maybe it makes more sense than it appears on the surface. Will be interesting to see what they acquire next.
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Patrick Heenan
China is releasing the balance of trade dollars they are holding to the only safe place for them --USA.
Two things occur to me:
1. the greater the investment in hard assets in the US, the harder it is to be confrontational in the world. Competitive yes, confrontational no.
2. I wonder how the US government views this acquisition with regard to the BAA & TAA purchasing rules for buying American. Will they remove Ingram Micro from their approved supplier list? What about Defense Contractors Boeing, Northrup, GE, Dell, HP etc.
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$$ Cha-Ching-ram $$
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When I think about it, its a bit disconcerting to think the products we purchase come from/are owned by the Chinese particularly with how invasive the products can be. For instance, Vizio TV's... anyone else feeling odd about it?
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Andrew Thomas
Our business with "D and H", US based, and employee owned is guaranteed to grow.
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Why is there the Soviet Union flag with hammer and sickle on it, when the article is dealing with Chinese companies?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union
The flag of the PRC has only stars on it, no hammer and sickle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_China
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John Honovich
Another HNA acquisition, HNA "has agreed to buy Swiss airline catering firm Gategroup Holdings for $1.5 billion in cash"
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John Honovich
Update: WSJ is reporting today that HNA is in talks to sell off Ingram Micro, just 2 and a half years later: WSJ - HNA, Under Pressure From Beijing, to Sell Its Overseas Empire
HNA has been a disaster over the last few years, with mounting losses, huge debt, their Chairman dying while taking a photograph in France, etc...
Could be a good move for Ingram and someone will get to buy them a steep discount to the $6 billion cash HNA paid.
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John Honovich
Sold. Nearly 5 years later, HNA has sold Ingram Micro for ~$7.2 billion. On the plus side, that is ~1 billion dollars more than they bought it for, ~16% up. That's not a huge return for that time period but it's better than most of what HNA is now.
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