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ScanSource to acquire MicroAge, a leading IT solutions integrator

  • TheGreenvilleBlog
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ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading technology distributor uniquely positioned to address complex technologies, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire MicroAge.

MicroAge is a leading IT solutions integrator, managed services provider (MSP), and digital transformation partner, helping businesses design, implement, secure, manage, and optimize their IT environments. The acquisition strengthens ScanSource’s reach into strategic growth technologies. MicroAge is expected to accelerate ScanSource’s revenue growth and margin expansion opportunities.


MicroAge serves a diversified U.S. client base of approximately 2,400 clients and has more than 200 associates. MicroAge brings deep customer relationships, a highly certified team of specialized solutions architects, and established partnerships with leading suppliers including Microsoft, Dell, Sophos, HPE, CrowdStrike, and VMware. MicroAge’s professional services and MSP offerings are available to support channel partners in unlocking new growth opportunities.


“MicroAge is an amazing, legendary company that has had tremendous brand recognition for more than 50 years,” said Mike Baur, Chair and CEO, ScanSource, Inc. “The acquisition expands ScanSource’s total addressable market, adds new services capabilities, and provides greater visibility into end-user needs.”


Under the agreement, ScanSource will acquire MicroAge in an all-cash transaction for a purchase price of $220.5 million, payable at closing. ScanSource expects to fund the acquisition through borrowings under its existing credit facility. The transaction is expected to be accretive to gross profit margin, adjusted EBITDA margin, and non-GAAP EPS in the first year following close, and is also expected to be free cash flow positive for ScanSource. The acquisition is expected to close in the quarter ending September 30, 2026, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.


The acquisition brings together two “best places to work” with similar values, strong cultural fit, and a shared commitment to long-term customer relationships and exceptional customer experience. MicroAge has been recognized as one of the industry’s top performers on multiple CRN lists, including the Solution Provider 500, MSP 500, Tech Elite 250, and Fast Growth 150 lists.


“We are proud of what the MicroAge team has built, and we see ScanSource as the right partner for our next phase of growth,” said Larry Gentry, CEO of MicroAge. “With ScanSource’s greater reach, resources, and channel expertise, we will be better positioned to scale our services-led model in high-growth markets, while continuing to deliver the customer-first experience that has defined MicroAge.”



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