Impact Of An Acquisition: Datalink Reports First Financials After Buying Bear

It's not often the channel gets a clear look at what happens after a solution provider acquires a peer, unless the purchaser happens to be a large publicly traded enterprise solution provider.

However, the channel was presented a unique opportunity in February during Datalink's first quarterly financial analyst meeting after it acquired Bear Data Solutions. For the channel, it was a rare glimpse into how an acquisition impacts a solution provider because Datalink is one of the very few regional solution providers which happens to (a) be publicly traded, and (b) make very visible acquisitions.

ITBoB was there when Datalink reported financials for its first full quarter after its Bear Data acquisition. Turn the page for a look at some of the early results.