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ScanSource to Acquire MicroAge in $220.5 Million Deal
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Fusion42 · 21 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
ScanSource announced its acquisition of MicroAge for $220.5 million to expand into managed services, cybersecurity, cloud, data center, and AI capabilities, aiming to serve its channel partners with higher-margin services and gain end-user insight. The acquisition supports ScanSource's strategy to offer technical services through a wholesale model without conflicting with existing channel partners.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software, and 3 sources have reported it.
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ScanSource is moving beyond product distribution into technical services by acquiring MicroAge, creating new routes for channel partners to sell advanced services without internal build-out. You in enterprise software solution delivery now face a competitor offering managed services wholesale, changing the market for small and mid-tier partners.
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