In the 1980s, the company grew worldwide with acquisitions in the Netherlands (Technische Unie), Germany (Otto Kuhmann) and Canada (Lumen in Québec).

[2] Development in the USA was announced as soon as 1986, but really started in 1998 with the acquisition of Boston's Eagle Electric.

It was followed by a spree of small and medium acquisitions, building step-by-step Sonepar's US-based distribution network.

[3] Sonepar's acquisition of Hagemeyer in 2007 significantly increased the group's presence in North America and Asia-Pacific.

[7] Sonepar is a multinational company specialized in the distribution of electrical products and services, operating in 40 countries through 80 brands (2023).