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Office Depot Rejects Takeover Bid While MGM Won’t Up Entain Offer
The office-supply chain suggested it was open to a joint venture with its rival Staples.
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Lauren Muskett
| January 19, 2021
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M&A
Staples Offers to Buy Office Depot
Previous merger offers were blocked by regulators in 2016 and 1997.
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Lauren Muskett
| January 11, 2021
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People
CFOs On the Move: Week Ending June 19
Cars.com, Office Depot, Ingersoll Rand, Peabody Energy, T-Mobile, Cohesity, Tandy Leather Factory, Outreach, RenovaCare, Big Y Foods, LogMeIn
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Lauren Muskett
| June 19, 2020
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Technology
Office Depot Buys CompuCom for $1 Billion
The acquisition of the IT support services firm is the "first step" in Office Depot's pivot away from traditional office products retailing.
By
Matthew Heller
| October 3, 2017
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Strategy
Office Depot Breakup Bites Into Staples Earnings
Staples lost $766 million during a quarter when it booked nearly $1 billion in charges including the merger breakup fee.
By
Matthew Heller
| August 18, 2016
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Strategy
Office Depot Posts 3rd Straight Earnings Miss
The company announced further cost-cutting measures, including the closure of an additional 300 stores in North America.
By
Matthew Heller
| August 3, 2016
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Strategy
Staples, Office Depot Stocks Dive on Merger Demise
The two office supply giants scuttled their proposed $6.3 billion merger after a judge said regulators had shown it would be anticompetitive.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| May 11, 2016
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Financial Performance
Fitch Downgrades Staples to Junk on Weak Sales
As a standalone company, Staples has "limited ability to reverse declines in sales and EBITDA over the forecast horizon," Fitch warns.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| April 8, 2016
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Strategy
FTC Rejects Staples’ Offer on Office Depot Deal
Staples' proposal to divest up to $1.25 billion of commercial contracts isn't enough to ease the FTC's concerns that the merger will stifle competition.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| December 21, 2015
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Strategy
EU Opens Probe of Staples’ Deal for Office Depot
With U.S. regulators close to a decision on the merger, it now faces an in-depth antitrust review by the European Commission.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| September 25, 2015
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Risk
Staples to Buy Office Depot for $6.3B
Staples pays a 65% premium to acquire its competitor; sets $1 billion synergy target.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| February 4, 2015
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M&A
Activist Presses for Staples-Office Depot Merger
Will the largest office supply chains head to the altar once again?
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| January 21, 2015
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