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• Words To Sell By: Advice From The Experts On Selling Your Business

  August 22, 2008 In a tough economy, is there still a market for solution providers who want to sell their businesses? The answer, according to a panel of experts assembled at this week's XChange '08 conference in Dallas, is yes. In a session moderated by Everything Channel Vice President and ChannelWeb Editor Larry Hooper, solution providers learned that larger deals might be hitting a dry spell, but smaller deals are still going strong. Posted Aug 25 2008, 09:44 PM

• M&A Forum Closes Second Deal In 30 Days

  June 09, 2008 - - San Ramon, CA: M&A Forum LLC, (http://www.ma-forum.com), announced its second closed transaction in less than 30 days. Following on the transaction announced May 12, M&A Forum today announced the acquisition of selected assets of Technical Installation Personnel, LLC, a systems technical services company, by Eagle Family Investments, the parent of several technology products and services companies serving the telecommunications and audio-visual integration sectors. The parties met on M&A Forum, a web-based M&A service exclusively designed for buyers and sellers of IT companies. The transaction closed on May 30 and details were not announced. Read full release PDF version Read full release HTML version Posted Jun 10 2008, 11:32 PM

• First Closed Transaction on M&A Forum

  May 12, 2008 - - San Ramon, CA: M&A Forum LLC, announced today the successful acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of Network Architects, Inc., a Cisco-focused solution provider and consulting firm, by ePlus inc., a publicly-traded technology solution provider.  The parties were introduced through M&A Forum, a web-based M&A service exclusively designed for buyers and sellers of IT companies.  In addition to introducing Network Architects to multiple potential buyers, M&A Forum also provided marketing and administrative support, allowing them to successfully conclude this transaction.   Read full release Posted May 12 2008, 10:30 PM

• Network Architects acquired by ePlus

  Monday, May 12th, 2008 Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal Information technology provider ePlus Inc. on Monday said it has acquired Network Architects Inc., a Cisco-focused technology provider and consulting firm. Posted May 12 2008, 09:44 PM

• Softchoice Completes Acquisition of Optimus Solutions

  Thursday January 3, 2008 TORONTO, Jan. 3 /CNW/ - Yesterday Softchoice Corp. (TSX: SO - News) announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Optimus Solutions, a comprehensive IT products and solutions company focused on helping U.S. enterprise and mid-market clients plan, build and maintain their information technology infrastructure. All of the closing conditions have now been satisfied and Softchoice is pleased to announce that the acquisition has now been completed. Posted Jan 10 2008, 09:14 PM

• Softchoice Corporation Acquires Software Plus

  Tuesday December 11, 2007 TORONTO, Dec. 11 /CNW/ - Softchoice Corporation (TSX: SO - News), a leading North American provider of technology solutions and services, has taken the next step in implementing its growth strategy by acquiring Software Plus, the largest corporate reseller of computer software in the U.S. Midwest and the industry's ninth largest Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR). The acquisition further strengthens Softchoice's standing as the fifth largest Microsoft LAR in North America. Posted Jan 10 2008, 07:48 PM

• More Microsoft LAR Consolidation: Softchoice Buys Software Plus

  Tue. Dec. 11, 2007 By Steven Burke, CMP Channel   The brisk consolidation in the Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) large account reseller (LAR) market continued as fast growing Softchoice acquired Software Plus, the ninth largest Microsoft LAR in the United States. Posted Dec 12 2007, 07:14 PM

• M&A for SMB VARs

  October, 22 2007 By Jessica Davis, eWeek   Big acquisitions such as CDW dominated the news this year, but smaller VARs also want in on the action, M&A Forum says.   Posted Oct 22 2007, 07:44 PM

• Ingram Micro announces two online networking resources

  October 15, 2007 Company Release  Ingram Micro has announced two online networking resources at its Fall VentureTech Invitation event in Las Vegas. While one will focus on social networking between resellers, the second will offer an educational resource for mergers and acquisitions. Posted Oct 16 2007, 06:07 PM

• Tech Deals Still Hot Despite Credit Crunch

  By: Megan Davies, Reuters September 20, 2007 The technology sector, strongly targeted in the recent leveraged buyout boom, could see some healthy deal flow, even as private equity firms pull back amid turmoil in the credit markets. Posted Sep 21 2007, 07:54 PM

• VAR Acquisition Glitter Is Not All Gold

  By Joseph F. Kovar, CMP Channel Sep. 19, 2007 As increasing numbers of solution providers get acquired by vendors, equity firms, and their peers, many are asking themselves what they need to do when the time is right to acquire or to be acquired. Posted Sep 20 2007, 01:06 PM

• Channel consolidation inevitable: Symantec's Thompson

  eChannelLine Daily News September 11, 2007 by Robert Dutt SAN DIEGO -- Consolidation in the channel is inevitable as the IT industry continues to mature, Symantec CEO John Thompson told some 300 Symantec partners at the company's Partner Engage 2007 conference here Tuesday morning. Posted Sep 12 2007, 10:36 AM

• Subprime Credit Woes Stall Channel Mergers

  By Craig Zarley, Joseph F. Kovar, CMP Channel Aug. 29, 2007 Fall out from the subprime-lending debacle and an unprecedented volume of pending private equity deals is shutting down access to capital and is certain to slow the pace of channel acquisitions and mergers, according to solution providers and financial analysts.   Posted Sep 07 2007, 07:04 PM

• What Private Equity Wants From A VAR

  By Joseph F. Kovar, CMP Channel Jul. 05, 2007 A number of factors are contributing to how attractive solution providers have become to private equity. Posted Sep 07 2007, 06:51 PM

• Making the Case for the CFO

  TechIQ Magazine - Summer, 2007 Article about the changing business environment at Solutions Providers and the need for financial executives. Posted Sep 07 2007, 06:47 PM