Deal aims to help customers bridge gap between AI experimentation and business value

NEW YORK: CDW Corp., a leading technology solutions provider, said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Lovelytics, a data and artificial intelligence services firm, for approximately $525 million in a move to expand its data analytics practice and accelerate customer adoption of AI.

The acquisition combines Lovelytics’ expertise in data, analytics and AI with CDW’s broad technology capabilities and deep customer relationships. The deal comes as organizations increasingly seek to move beyond AI pilots and turn experimentation into tangible business outcomes, with data readiness remaining a critical barrier, according to industry research.

“There is no AI strategy without a data strategy,” said Christine A. Leahy, chair and chief executive officer of CDW. “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.”

Only 12% of enterprises feel fully prepared on data readiness to support AI, according to Gartner research.

Lovelytics, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is a member of the Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network and was the first consulting partner backed by Databricks Ventures. The firm employs more than 600 people across the United States, Canada, Argentina and Colombia and has been named a Databricks Partner of the Year multiple times since 2022, including the Energy & Utilities Partner of the Year and Brickbuilder Partner of the Year in 2026.

“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,” said Scott Love, founder and chief executive officer of Lovelytics. “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.”

Lovelytics specializes in modernizing, governing and deploying data to improve performance and deploy AI at scale across sectors including energy, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, financial services and media. The acquisition will bring those capabilities to more customers, supported by CDW’s scale and broad technology portfolio, the company said.

“The AI era demands a data and AI foundation that is governed, open and built for agents at enterprise scale,” said Andy Kofoid, president of global field operations at Databricks. “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.”

The transaction is a deliberate investment in CDW’s growth strategy, expanding its Services & Solutions portfolio in modern cloud, data and AI. It is not expected to have a material impact on CDW’s financial results in 2026, according to the company.

The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter.

CDW Corp., based in Vernon Hills, Illinois, provides end-to-end technology solutions for business, government, education and healthcare sectors in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Lovelytics, now in its tenth year, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing U.S. companies three times and helps enterprises across North America and Latin America move from AI pilots to production.