M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.60
Climb Global Solutions buys France's NeoVAD for €16.0M ($18.0M), expects accretive to EPS and EBITDA
Climb Global Solutions, Inc.
- Purchase agreement dated October 21, 2026; Climb acquired 100% of NeoVAD for ~€16.0M ($18.0M at €1=$1.12), subject to adjustments.
- NeoVAD is a French value-added distributor of cybersecurity, cloud and virtualization solutions with ~300 active reseller partners.
- NeoVAD FY2025 EBITDA ~€2.2M ($2.5M), up 487% from ~€378K ($427K) the prior fiscal year, per management-prepared internal statements.
- Vendor relationships include Cato Networks, DataCore and Netwrix; Climb cites opportunity to expand its Microsoft distribution business via NeoVAD's local training and support.
- CEO Dale Foster said the deal should be accretive to earnings and adjusted EBITDA, with NeoVAD's stronger margin profile supporting profitability targets.