Ahead Acquires CDI In $3.7B Digital Transformation Channel Play

Channel News IT solution provider Ahead has been talking with Computer Design & Integration since 2019, but about one year ago got serious about combining the two to scale their business both technically and geographically and to be better able to bring new capabilities to existing customers of both companies. IT solution provider Ahead this week unveiled the acquisition of Computer Design & Integration, better known as CDI, in a move the company said creates a $3.7 billion global digital transformation powerhouse. The combination of Chicago-based Ahead, ranked No. 32 on CRN’s 2023 Solution Provider 500 list , and New York-based CDI, ranked No. 50 on that same list, gives Ahead not only a deeper portfolio of technical capabilities in hybrid IT and other areas, it also gives the solution provider a major presence in the northeastern U.S. as well as expanded worldwide coverage. With the acquisition, for which no dollar value was provided, CDI CEO and President Rich Falcone has assumed the role of Ahead president. He now reports to Ahead Founder and CEO Daniel Adamany (pictured). [Related: M&A Adviser To Solution Providers: To Boost Valuation, Get To 50 Percent Recurring Revenue ] Ahead and CDI are both […]

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