CDW has agreed to acquire Lovelytics for approximately $525 million, expanding its data, analytics and artificial intelligence services capabilities.
Lovelytics is a data and AI consulting firm and member of the Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network. The acquisition will expand CDW’s Data & Analytics Practice and its ability to help customers modernize data infrastructure and deploy AI applications.
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Lovelytics has grown to a team of more than 600 employees across the U.S., Canada, Argentina and Colombia.
Its specialists work exclusively across data and AI and serve industries including energy, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, financial services and media.
Lovelytics was the first consulting partner backed by Databricks Ventures and has received multiple Databricks Partner of the Year awards since 2022.
In 2023, the company partnered with Interlock Equity to accelerate its growth.
CDW sees the acquisition as an investment in its broader Services & Solutions growth strategy, particularly across modern cloud, data and AI.
The approximately $525 million transaction is not expected to have a material impact on CDW’s 2026 financial results and is expected to close during the third quarter, subject to customary conditions.
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“There is no AI strategy without a data strategy. As our customers move from AI pilots to execution, that journey runs directly through their data. Together, Lovelytics and CDW will help organizations turn data into a strategic asset, accelerating AI adoption, improving decisions and driving stronger business and mission outcomes.”
Christine A. Leahy, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of CDW
“We built Lovelytics around the idea of putting together a great team of people who could solve the hardest data and AI challenges for companies. That’s grown into a team of over 600 across the U.S., Canada, Argentina and Colombia, who I believe do it better than anyone. Becoming part of CDW is the next chapter of that story, and I couldn’t be more excited for that team to help CDW’s customers move faster on data and AI and to take on even bigger challenges together.”
Scott Love, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lovelytics
“The AI era demands a data and AI foundation that is governed, open and built for agents at enterprise scale. Lovelytics recognized this early, bet on Databricks as that foundation, and turned it into a market advantage that attracted customers from around the world. CDW’s acquisition of Lovelytics validates what we’ve believed from the start: Companies that build the right data and AI foundation today will lead their industries tomorrow.”
Andy Kofoid, President of Global Field Operations at Databricks
