Computacenter plc, an independent technology and services provider headquartered in Hertfordshire, has acquired Government Acquisitions Inc for an enterprise value of up to $92 million (£69m).
The acquired company is an IT solutions reseller focused on the US federal government market and the transaction has been cleared by the US Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
It is expected to close on 1st June 2026.
GAI, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, serves federal agencies and employs approximately 90 people. The business has over 35 years of experience and reported gross invoiced income in 2025 of approximately $390m, with adjusted EBITDA of approximately $8m.
Completion of the transaction will result in an initial cash payment of $63m, with further potential performance-based payments through to the end of 2027 of up to $29m.
The transaction will be funded from existing cash resources and is expected to be immediately earnings accretive, Computacenter said.
The existing GAI leadership will remain in their roles to run the business which will operate as a specialist federal government focused unit and part of Computacenter’s North American operations.
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Mike Norris (pictured), CEO of Computacenter, said: “We are proud of the relationships we have built with public sector customers across Europe and Canada and are delighted to have the opportunity to bring one of the leading US federal government VARs (value-added resellers) into Computacenter.
“GAI provides us with access to a new market for growth in the United States, diversifies our business and leverages our growing capabilities and infrastructure.”
Jay Lambke, president of GAI, said: “Computacenter is on an amazing journey in the United States and provides a fantastic home for our customers and our people.
“Computacenter has a great track record in addressing the specific needs of government customers and will allow the GAI team to continue to provide outstanding service to US federal agencies.
“We will be able to offer our customers many more capabilities by leveraging the rest of Computacenter while our people will have the backing of one of the world’s leading solution providers.”
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