ACP in Buffalo Grove merges with Green Bay firm

ACP (Arlington Computer Products), an IT solutions provider said it has merged with Camera Corner Connecting Point, an IT and audiovisual solutions provider based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Taken together, the businesses have more than 100 years of family ownership heritage and more than $3 billion of IT and audiovisual solutions delivered since inception. ACP has locations in Atlanta and Buffalo Grove. The combined business will have more than $150 million of revenue, more than 250 employees and be a top solutions provider for many OEMs in the Americas. ACP was Partner of the Year with Dell Technologies in 2018, and the combined company will be a top 25 partner of Hewlett-Packard nationwide going forward.

CCCP's mission is "to provide world-class technology solutions with an unwavering commitment to our customers, vendor partners and employees, while providing an environment that encourages profitable growth, learning, and fun." CCCP's suite of solutions include IT, audiovisual, VoIP, managed services, physical security, and retail - across a diverse set of end markets such as business, government, education, and health care. Rick Chernick, CCCP's CEO and majority shareholder, CFO Rebecca Chernick and President Ryan Chernick will continue in their leadership roles running CCCP.

They will be significant shareholders in the combined company, and keep CCCP's name, local presence/locations, and customer relationships that have defined its success since being founded more than 65 years ago. In announcing the decision to merge, Chernick said, "While we've been lucky to have had many opportunities to sell or merge over the years, ACP is the only one that finally made sense … we see a great company, a shared set of values, and a leadership team we will work well with ... and we see only upsides with us bringing more solutions to our customers, providing more opportunities for our employees, and developing deeper relationships with vendor partners … most importantly, we stay in Green Bay, keep our name, and keep our unwavering commitment to our people, their families, and the community … we are not going anywhere."

ACP CEO Arly Guenther was thrilled to share the news of merging with both customers and employees. "Having been in this business since founding ACP more than 35 years ago, I can appreciate all CCCP has to offer, and how much we will complement each other … our customers are going to see enormous value and benefit."