This analysis addresses ERI’s Asia expansion as a strategic response to two converging forces: a more mature U.S. operating footprint and an underdeveloped formal ITAD infrastructure across fast-growing Asian hardware markets. It examines why Japan and Vietnam offer...
ERI is betting on Asia because the region combines fast-growing IT hardware volumes with a shortage of formal, enterprise-grade disposition infrastructure. After expanding its U.S. footprint, ERI’s next growth opportunity lies in markets such as Japan and Vietnam,...
This report analyzes twenty-two IT asset disposition (ITAD) mergers and acquisitions between October 2024 and July 2026, sourced from public disclosures, industry coverage, and company statements. It examines deal frequency trends, buyer composition (private equity...
Twenty-two ITAD transactions closed between October 2024 and July 2026. Deal frequency held flat year over year, but composition shifted: private equity platforms moved from opportunistic bolt-ons to stated, multi-deal roll-up programs, buyers began acquiring...
Intel’s latest earnings call added hardware detail to a year dominated by AI headlines. The company is lifting 2026 capital spending to more than $20 billion and signaling an even steeper step-up in 2027, with most of that going into tools for Intel 3, 18A, and 18A-P,...