CDW - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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CDW M&A Summary

CDW has acquired 8 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

CDW’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Sirius Computer Solutions for $2.5B. CDW has acquired in 5 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (72%) and information services (15%).

CDW Business Overview

Where is CDW headquartered?

CDW is headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

What is CDW’s revenue?

CDW disclosed revenue of 21,376M USD for 2023 and 23,749M USD for 2022.

How many employees does CDW have?

CDW has 11,400 employees.

What sector is CDW in?

CDW is an e-commerce company.

When was CDW founded?

CDW was founded in 1984.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 2

CDW

CDW Corp.

200 North Milwaukee Avenue,
Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061
United States,
(847) 465-6000
www.cdw.com

CDW is a direct marketer of multi-branded information technology products and services to small and medium sized businesses, government, healthcare and education customers in the United States and Canada. CDW was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Vernon Hills, Illinois.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 3 - 3 - - 1 7
vol $175M $2.5B $2.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Mission Cloud Services, Inc. 2024-12-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.missioncloud.com
Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. 2021-10-18 2.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
San Antonio, Texas · www.siriuscom.com
Focal Point Data Risk LLC 2021-08-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Tampa, Florida · www.focal-point.com
Amplified IT LLC 2021-03-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Norfolk, Virginia · www.amplifiedit.com
Scalar Decisions, Inc. 2019-01-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.scalar.ca
Kelway Ltd. 2014-11-06 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.kelway.com
Berbee Information Networks Corp. 2006-10-01 175M USD Add-on Acquisition
Madison, Wisconsin · www.berbee.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 5 (71%) 2.7B (100%) - -
Information Services 1 (14%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 $2.7B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 2.7B - -
  Wisconsin 1 175M - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Texas 1 2.5B - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 5 (71%) 2.7B (100%) - -
Cross-border 2 (29%) - - -
Total 7 $2.7B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Evercore Group
1
Legal Deals
Sidley
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.5B
$100M to $1B 1 $175M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.
$2.5B (2021-10-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
71%
5 (71%)

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