Operating Company Business Services

AHEAD

Chicago, Illinois, United States

AHEAD engineers integrated digital platforms and enterprise solutions across infrastructure, applications, data, and security—modernizing platforms and workflows and delivering managed services.

Focus Areas
Managed Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Data & AI Platforms
Website
www.ahead.com

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout · 1 addon

AHEAD Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for AHEAD. 1 2020 1 2021 1 2022 1 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    AHEAD
    Target
    Computer Design & Integration (CDI)
    Seller
    One Equity Partners
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    AHEAD has acquired Computer Design & Integration (CDI) from One Equity Partners, creating a combined digital platforms and IT services organization with more than $3.7 billion in gross revenue and over 2,500 employees globally. The deal strengthens AHEAD's Northeastern U.S. footprint, expands its India engineering presence, and broadens capabilities across data & AI platforms, platform engineering, ServiceNow, and managed services.

  • Buyer
    AHEAD, Berkshire Partners
    Target
    MBX Systems
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Addon

    AHEAD has acquired MBX Systems, an integrator of custom hardware platforms and provider of the Hatch supply chain orchestration software, to expand its edge and hyperscale infrastructure capabilities. The deal adds MBX’s engineering, manufacturing and global logistics capabilities (including a 120,000 sq. ft. integration and logistics center) to AHEAD’s enterprise cloud and digital platforms; AHEAD is PE-backed by Berkshire Partners.

  • Buyer
    AHEAD
    Target
    vCORE Technology Partners
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    AHEAD, a provider of enterprise cloud services, has acquired Scottsdale-based vCORE Technology Partners to strengthen its presence in the Southwestern U.S. The deal expands AHEAD’s managed-services and cloud capabilities, bringing together talent and clients to create a business with more than $2 billion in gross revenues and over 1,300 employees.

  • Buyer
    AHEAD
    Target
    Vertical Trail
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Buyout

    AHEAD has acquired Vertical Trail, a Chicago-based data and analytics consulting firm, to expand its cloud-based data engineering, data science and analytics capabilities. The acquisition integrates Vertical Trail’s cloud accelerators and partnerships (including Snowflake, Dataiku and Tableau) into AHEAD’s portfolio to help enterprise clients accelerate data-driven transformation.

  • Buyer
    AHEAD
    Target
    Platform Consulting Group
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    AHEAD, a Chicago-based enterprise cloud solutions provider, has acquired Platform Consulting Group, a Denver-based cloud native application development consultancy. The acquisition expands AHEAD’s professional services capabilities in application modernization, cloud-native development and modern development frameworks.

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