CDW CEO Eyes VAR Acquisitions To Grow Sales By $1.5B

Vikingod · Jan 27, 2007, 03:32 PM

Source: CRN
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CDW still aims to acquire solution providers to grow by about $1.5 billion in revenue through the end of 2008.

John Edwardson, chairman and CEO of CDW, said the Vernon Hills, Ill.-based direct marketer hopes to reach a run rate of $10 billion in sales by next year and will need to buy its way there.

"We never stop looking [for acquisitions]. We continue to look now. It's not always an easy thing to do to find the right company and the right fit," Edwardson said in an interview with CRN.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	CDW CEO Eyes VAR Acquisitions To Grow Sales By $1.5B Source: CRN __________ CDW still aims to acquire solution providers to grow by about $1.5 billion in revenue through the end of 2008. John Edwardson, chairman and CEO of CDW, said the Vernon Hills, Ill.-based direct marketer hopes to reach a run rate of $10 billion in sales by next year and will need to buy its way there. "We never stop looking [for acquisitions]. We continue to look now. It's not always an easy thing to do to find the right company and the right fit," Edwardson said in an interview with CRN.