by stefanie | Mar 21, 2023 | Around the Industry
Essendant provided an update on its ongoing investigation into the network outage it experienced on 6 March. Immediately upon discovering the incident, Essendant took systems offline to contain the incident, initiated an investigation, and engaged third party...
by Owen Collins | Mar 11, 2019 | City News
Members of the collective Advocates for Independent Business (AIB) have raised concerns about the merger between office supplier Staples and wholesaler Essendant, in comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The AIB’s dissenting letter to the FTC...
by stefanie | Feb 28, 2019 | City News
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been accused of “revolving door practices” by an anti-corruption group regarding its approval of Staples’ well-publicised merger with Essendant. As The Intercept reveals, one of the key figures in the merger, which threatens “to...
by stefanie | Feb 1, 2019 | City News
Following the news that Staples’ acquisition of Essendant has been approved with conditions, Staples has now announced the successful completion of the tender offer for all outstanding Essendant shares. Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc. have announced the successful...
by stefanie | Jan 30, 2019 | City News
The long-anticipated acquisition of Essendant by Staples has finally been approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Earlier this month, it had been announced that the deal had been postponed due to the shutdown of the US federal government, while Staples and...
