M&A Deal Summary

CDW Acquires Kelway

On November 6, 2014, CDW acquired information services company Kelway from Core Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CDW’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is CDW’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-11-06
Target Kelway
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) CDW
Sellers(s) Core Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kelway

London, United Kingdom
Kelway Ltd. provides IT Services, Supply and Solutions provider focused on the SME market.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CDW

Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector E-Commerce
Employees11,400
Revenue 21.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
CDW's corporate headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
CDW's corporate headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 6
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-01 Berbee Information Networks

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Berbee is a provider of network integration services, e-business consulting services and application management services and related hardware.

Buy $175M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-11 Scalar Decisions

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Scalar Decisions, Inc. is a Canada’s major IT solutions provider, focused on security, infrastructure, and cloud. Scalar was recently named to the CRN Fast Growth Top 150 List and listed on the PROFIT 500 for the sixth year running. In addition, Scalar was deemed a major player in the IDC MarketScape for Canadian managed security service providers and ranked the #1 ICT security company on the 2014 -2016 editions of the Branham 300. Founded in 2004, Scalar is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, London, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Core Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 218M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Core Capital Partners is a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on investing in UK-based companies. The Firm is a generalist investor and has experience in the healthcare, IT, business services, leisure, consumer, technology, and media sectors. Core generally seeks to commit £10 to £25 million per investment and will consider a variety of transaction situations including buyouts, growth capital financings, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations, and distressed situations. Core Capital was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 14
Sector (Information Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 6
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 12
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-27 Olo

New York, New York, United States

Olo provides a mobile, tablet, and PC based platform that gives consumers a faster, more accurate customer experience for ordering takeout, enabling diners to “Skip the Line®” by ordering and paying via website or branded apps prior to arriving at a restaurant or eating venue. Olo was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-28 Camwatch

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Camwatch is one of the UK’s fastest growing and most innovative CCTV security companies, providing remote monitoring technology and security services to the construction and utilities sectors. Its in-house remote video monitoring centre deters theft using features such as live voice challenges, and provides a robust site security solution at half the cost of manned guarding operations.

Sell -