Tech Data Agrees to Acquire the Business of Inflow Technologies


Tech Data Agrees to Acquire the Business of Inflow Technologies

Tech Data, one of the companies that connect the world with technology agrees to enter into an agreement to acquire the business of Inflow Technologies, a leading value-added distributer with expertise in areas like cybersecurity and networking. However, the acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close during Tech Data’s first quarter of fiscal year 2021.

Rich Hume, CEO, Tech Data, comments, “The addition of Inflow Technologies directly supports our strategy of delivering higher value - especially in the areas of investing in next-generation technologies, strengthening our end-to-end portfolio and optimizing our global footprint. In particular, this acquisition helps us to strengthen our portfolio of networking and security solutions we’re able to offer to our channel partners while optimizing our footprint in Asia Pacific, which is an important region for Tech Data”.

With the acquisition, Tech Data will enhance its presence in the Asia Pacific region and strengthen the company’s end-to-end portfolio, allowing customers to offer a broader set of capabilities particularly around next-gen technologies like security.

“As a technology enabler, Inflow Technologies brings a variety of core competencies to Tech Data, including business development, channel engagement, training, and pre-sales and post-sales support. Our combined skills, portfolios, talent and shared commitment to exceptional service with world-class execution will enable us deliver higher value to our channel partners”, comments Byju Pillai, President & CEO, Inflow Technologies.

Founded in 2005, Inflow Technologies addresses the growing needs of organizations to manage and secure information more effectively and intelligently.  Headquartered in Bangalore, it is a value-added distributor for a host of technologies, including cybersecurity, networking, unified communications and collaboration, storage and server management, infrastructure and application software.