ScanSource - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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ScanSource M&A Summary

ScanSource has acquired 13 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years.

ScanSource’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired POS Portal for $145M. ScanSource has acquired in 8 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include distribution (62%) and information technology (16%).

ScanSource Business Overview

Where is ScanSource headquartered?

ScanSource is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

What is ScanSource’s revenue?

ScanSource disclosed revenue of 3,788M USD for 2023 and 3,530M USD for 2022.

How many employees does ScanSource have?

ScanSource has 2,300 employees.

What sector is ScanSource in?

ScanSource is a distribution company.

When was ScanSource founded?

ScanSource was founded in 1992.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

ScanSource

ScanSource, Inc.

6 Logue Court,
Greenville, South Carolina 29615
United States,
(864) 288-2432
www.scansource.com

ScanSource is an international wholesale distributor of specialty technology products. ScanSource, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide value-added distribution services for technology manufacturers and sell to resellers in the following specialty technology markets: POS and Barcode, Physical Security, 3D Printing and Communications. The Company operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe. The Company distributes to the United States and Canada from its Southaven, Mississippi distribution center; to Latin America, principally from distribution centers located in Miami, Florida, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia; and to Europe, principally from its distribution centers in Belgium, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. ScanSource was founded in 1992 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 12 - - - - 1 13
vol $336M $336M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Resourcive 2024-08-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Pelham, New York · www.resourcive.com
Canpango LLC 2018-08-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · www.canpango.com
POS Portal, Inc. 2017-06-29 145M USD Add-on Acquisition
Sacramento, California · www.posportal.com
Kingcom - Channel Business 2017-04-10 - Divestiture
Beaverton, Oregon
Intelisys Communications, Inc. 2016-08-08 84M USD Add-on Acquisition
Petaluma, California
KBZ Communications, Inc. 2015-09-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Doylestown, Pennsylvania · www.kbz.com
Imago Group plc 2014-08-21 38M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Thatcham, United Kingdom · www.imagogroupplc.com
Network1, Intersmart Comércio Importação Exportação de Equipamentos Eletrônicos, S.A. 2014-08-15 70M USD Add-on Acquisition
São Paulo, Brazil · www.intersmart.com.br
MTV Telecom Distribution plc 2008-04-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Egham, United Kingdom · www.mtvtelecom.co.uk
Europdata Connect UK Ltd. 2005-04-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Crawley, United Kingdom · www.europdata-connect.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Distribution 8 (62%) 336M (100%) - -
Information Technology 2 (15%) - - -
Communications 1 (8%) - - -
Electronics 1 (8%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (8%) - - -
Total 13 $336M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 229M - -
  California 2 229M - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
United Kingdom 3 38M - -
Brazil 1 70M - -
Domestic 9 (69%) 229M (68%) - -
Cross-border 4 (31%) 108M (32%) - -
Total 13 $336M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $145M
< $100M 3 $191M
TOTAL $336M
Largest POS Portal, Inc.
$145M (2017-06-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
15%
2 (15%)

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