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Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, GAI is an IT solutions partner for federal agencies and employs approximately 90 people. In 2025, it reported gross invoiced income of around $390m and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $8m.
The deal - which is expected to close on 1 June - will be immediately earnings accretive, Computacenter said.
Chief executive Mike Norris said: "We are proud of the relationships we have built with public sector customers across Europe and Canada and are delighted to have the opportunity to bring one of the leading US federal government VARs into Computacenter.
"GAI provides us with access to a new market for growth in the United States, diversifies our business and leverages our growing capabilities and infrastructure."
The existing GAI leadership will remain in their roles to run the business which will operate as a specialist federal government focused unit and part of Computacenter's North American operations.
At 0915 BST, the shares were up 2.6% at 4,326p.
Jefferies, which rates the stock at 'buy' with a 4,400p price target, said: "This is a strategically sensible deal which is close to core competencies for CCC and helps diversify revenue streams and growth levers beyond 2026. Computacenter remains one of our preferred names in the sector."
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