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M&A Roundup: Flex Expands in California; Marco Obtains Customer Base; SBS Acquires Select Assets

Sometimes, a book of business or select assets are all that’s needed in a deal, and this week yielded a pair of examples of such transactions—one from the dealer side, the other involving a direct division. A third deal involved the expansion of a growing buy-in platform.
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Dealers Note Overcoming Obstacles as Key to Success in the Modern M&A Landscape

In conjunction with this month’s state of the industry focus on mergers and acquisitions, we’d like to provide you with a look at the various stumbling blocks that can either stall or completely stymie a deal before the final contract is signed. Often times, the obvious sticking
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P.A.T. Day at Marco Raises Over $7,000 for United Way, Builds Positive Work Culture

St. Cloud, MN (July 10, 2019) — Marco implemented P.A.T. Day nearly 12 years ago, an annual charitable program that allows employees to recognize their peers with messages of appreciation accompanied by treats. An acronym for Peer Appreciation and Thanks, P.A.T.s are meaningful
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Marco Earns Spot as a Core Technology Provider in Wisconsin

Appleton, WI (June 4, 2019) – Thanks to organic growth, high customer satisfaction and recent acquisitions, Marco has become a staple in Wisconsin. The technology provider offers comprehensive services, including copier/printer, managed print services, managed IT, voice, carrier
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Marco Supports Digi-Key Cares Charitable Giving Program

Thief River Falls, MN (May 28, 2019) — Marco attended the Digi-Key Cares event on March 21 to celebrate $108,542 raised for nonprofit organizations throughout Thief River Falls. As a vendor and partner with Digi-Key, Marco provided a substantial contribution to this year’s total.
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Konica Minolta Named as Marco Vendor of the Year

Ramsey, NJ (May 17, 2019) — Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. (Konica Minolta) is pleased to announce it is the first recipient of Marco’s Vendor of the Year award, a new designation to recognize its technology partners. The award started as part of Marco’s Gold
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Marco Purchases Accent Business Solutions in Wisconsin

St. Cloud, MN (April 26, 2019) — Marco, a leading technology services provider in the United States, announced today its acquisition of Accent Business Solutions, a copier/printer company located in Wisconsin. Marco’s employees will continue to serve and support Accent Business
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Zygoquest Group Advised Accent Business Solutions on Sale to Marco

Downingtown, PA (May 1, 2019) — Mike Dudek and Rich Wisniewski of Zygoquest Group served as the advisor to Accent Business Solutions, and its owners Tom Roob and Chuck Gresenz, on the sale of assets to Marco. Terms of the transaction are confidential. ### About Accent Business
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Marco Expands in Wisconsin, Purchases ESG

St. Cloud, MN (Jan. 15, 2019) — Marco, a leading technology services provider, announced today that it has purchased Enterprise Systems Group (ESG), a business IT services company headquartered in Little Chute, WI. ESG has been providing its clients with leading-edge technology
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Zygoquest Group Advised Phillips Office Solutions on Sale to Marco Technologies

Downingtown, PA (Nov. 14, 2018) — Mike Dudek and Rich Wisniewski of Zygoquest Group served as the advisor to Phillips Office Products Inc., dba Phillips Office Solutions, and its owners Peter and David Phillips, on the sale of assets to Marco Technologies, LLC. Terms of the
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Marco Expands to East Coast with Purchase of Phillips Office Solutions

St. Cloud, MN (Nov. 5, 2018) — Marco, a leading technology services provider in the United States, announced today its acquisition of East Coast leader Phillips Office Solutions. Since starting 78 years ago, Phillips has become a leading provider of copier/printers and document
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Marco Obtains Illinois-based ETC ComputerLand

Marco, a leading technology services provider, announced today that it has purchased ETC ComputerLand, a business IT services company headquartered in Quincy, IL. ETC ComputerLand has been providing its clients with technology solutions since 1997. Many of its employees have
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Marco Named CRN Triple Crown Award Winner

St. Cloud, MN (Oct. 8, 2018) — CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, announced that Marco has earned the 2018 Triple Crown Award. This year, 46 solution providers in North America reached the qualifying revenue, growth, and technical expertise to be named on three of CRN’s
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Challenges Exist in Working Nontraditional Products into Managed Service Contracts

If you had the opportunity to check out our October State of the Industry report on nontraditional product offerings that can offer a foray into specific vertical markets, one of the questions you may have involves the ability to work them into managed service contracts. After
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Looking Skyward for Answers: A Cloud-y Future for Some, Not All

To the cloud or not to the cloud; that is the question. With all due respect to Hamlet, the answer is anything but simple. Nor is the journey’s end permanent. As we wrap up our August look at everything-as-a-service (XaaS) and the journey to the cloud, we take a look at some of
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