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Westcoast takes over German outfit KOMSA

Westcoast has signed a partnership deal with Dell
Westcoast has signed a partnership deal with Dell
28 October 2022
Westcoast has signed a partnership deal with Dell

Westcoast has merged with German firm KOMSA in a move to create a united entity that generates €5.5bn of revenue a year.

The Reading-based distributor said the move would hand it access to the German market with the merger being announced as a "strategic partnership" which will eventually see Westcoast take over the shares from KOMSA's founders.

Westcoast, which is the UK's largest distributor by CRN's estimates, already operates in France and Ireland but currently has no significant presence in Europe's largest IT market, Germany. It has in the past attempted to boost its European coverage through the European Wholesale Group, an alliance with several other distributors that was disbanded in 2008.

READ MORE: Westcoast prepares for hybrid working economy with Dell Technologies  partnership

The merger creates an outfit with revenues of more than €5.5bn, 2,200 employees and which brings together more than 400 technology partners with 30,000 retail partners.

Joe Hemani, chairman and founder of Westcoast, said: "We will bring our know-how from the highly competitive IT market to the world of telecommunications, which will improve the customer experience and range of available services. With access to the German growth market, where we have not been significantly active to date, we are also strategically expanding our market position."

Westcoast is the largest independently owned company in the Thames Valley with revenues of £3.6bn in 2021.

READ MORE: Westcoast managing director Alex Tatham departs for new role

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