UBEO Business Services

UBEO Business Services (UBEO), a leading national provider of business technology and related services, is thrilled to announce that Spriggs Inc. has become the newest member of the UBEO family of companies. Spriggs, a Merced, California-based document management solutions Read More

We have all taken stock of our professional mortality at one point or another. We’re not going to be in this business forever, and while we don’t have expiration dates stamped on our hind quarters, it is only logical to set the stage for a succession plan. After all, the Read More

Among the many things we learned throughout the pandemic was the resiliency of many dealers in adapting to the business conditions, pivoting to ensure both employees and clients were adequately served and sustained, and in some cases, thriving despite the downward pressures Read More

UBEO Business Services (UBEO), one of the largest national providers of business technology and related services, is proud to announce that it is adding another great company to the Eastern region with the acquisition of COECO Office Systems. COECO Office Systems has locations Read More

UBEO Business Services added yet another dealer to its stable, expanding its geographic footprint into New Hampshire with the acquisition of Seacoast Business Machines. Meanwhile, Atlantic Business Systems (ABS), which Novatech acquired this past summer, is transitioning its Read More

A pair of the industry’s stalwart consolidators were back in action this past week with additions to their respective stables. Last Friday, UBEO Business Services snapped up ADS Imaging Solutions of Denver while DEX Imaging shopped locally, tabbing Copyforce Inc. (d.b.a. Read More

When he was exploring the ideal M&A partnership to help execute the long-term growth initiatives of Centric Business Systems, Rick Bastinelli wasn’t merely considering his own future. But in UBEO Business Services, the president of the Owings Mills, Maryland-based dealer saw Read More

UBEO Business Services picked up right where it left off in 2021 with the announcement that it had acquired Centric Business Systems of Owings Mill, Maryland, a $55 million performer and longtime ENX Magazine Elite Dealer. The acquisition gives UBEO—which has holdings in New Read More

It’s really hard to believe that 2021 is drawing to a close, but it’s true. Only three-plus weeks remain until the champagne corks pop and we usher in a bold and exciting New Year. We can only hope 2022 will offer a fresh start, free of political and pandemic turmoil. Well, that Read More

Industry acquisitions continue to trickle in at a slow but consistent pace, and this week saw a pair of announced deals. UBEO Business Services obtained Digitech Office Machines of Louisiana, its largest acquisition within the Bayou State. Meanwhile, GoodSuite pulled off the Read More

UBEO Business Services continues its nationwide expansion with this week’s acquisition of a Boston-based dealer, its fourth addition of the year, joining newcomers in Colorado, Texas and New York. Meanwhile, Nashville, Tennessee-based Novatech, which earlier this year opened new Read More

UBEO Business Services (UBEO), a premier provider of printer, copier, and related office equipment sales and services, is proud to announce that James B. Schwab Co. has joined the UBEO family of companies. James B. Schwab Co. has been serving western New York since 1952. From its Read More

The merger and acquisition proposition is an easy one for the office technology set. It’s not a question of it, but a question of when dealers will make a move. As we close out this month’s look at M&A, we asked our dealer panel—which represents some of the heaviest hitters Read More

The wait-and-see approach to making deals—a factor of the pandemic and dealers not wanting to base selling prices off of a trailing 12-month period—is as obvious as it is frustrating. The earnouts option has helped a number of deals get to the finish line, but some sellers don’t Read More

The first quarter of 2021, by all accounts, has been a bit of a snoozer in the office technology dealer space, particularly on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) front. Sure, there was a spate of deals earlier in the year, and Konica Minolta garnered attention for divesting Read More