Acquiring Company
Smart Source
Acquired Company
Suncoast Marketing
Information Technology
Description
Smart Source is pleased to announce its acquisition of Suncoast Marketing, Inc. ("Suncoast") in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Suncoast was founded in 1977 and is ranked as the #1 distributor in Florida and top 35 in the U.S. Suncoast has established this position by consistently "Delivering Bright Ideas" through a focus on superior customer service, utilization of national and international distribution channels, and continuous enhancement of evolving technologies.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed