Plano-based managed IT services provider The 20 MSP has acquired four managed service providers (MSPs) in the latest phase of the company’s aggressive growth strategy, which brings its total deal count to 48. The acquisitions reflect The 20 MSP’s continuing commitment to expanding its national footprint, boosting expertise, and improving service for clients across the country, the company said.
The 20 MSP has acquired Danville, Illinois-based CTS Computers; Fort Myers, Florida-based MashGrape Technologies; Hillsboro, Oregon-based Northwest Computer Solutions; and Portland, Oregon-based Assured Technology Solutions. The company said the acquisitions reflect its long-term approach of combining healthy organic growth with strategic M&A to build “a scalable, nationwide managed services platform.”
While these deals mark the first of 2026 for The 20 MSP, the company said it anticipates “continuing M&A activities” in the coming months. With no shortage of acquisition candidates provided by The 20’s peer group pipeline, the national provider aims to maintain its aggressive expansion, strengthened by strong organic growth and a proven consolidation strategy of peer group participation that contribute to ongoing deal execution and integration.
“We had to shift our focus for a few months there, but our M&A plans are as strong as ever, and we’re excited to sharpen our strategy to accommodate our goals—especially around AI and efficiency,” Founder and CEO Tim Conkle said in a statement.
“It’s a very exciting and dynamic time in the MSP space right now, and we’re excited to put the engine we’ve built to use in the coming months, building out capabilities that other MSPs might not have even thought about,” Conkle added. Every new acquisition pushes the needle toward some goal that we’ve deemed important to that project.”
Focusing on strategic growth
The peer group participation that supports the majority of The 20 MSP’s acquisitions enables fast integration, typically ranging from 60 to 90 days, the company said.
“We can move quickly right from deal inception because we’ve built our model around pre-alignment,” Conkle said. “Peer group membership isn’t a requirement for acquisition by The 20, but it does remain the central source of acquisition candidates because we’re not interested in ‘growth for growth’s sake.’ We want to scale the model we’ve built—the one we’re proud of and that helps clients get ahead. That means being very selective about who we bring into our tent.”
Looking ahead, The 20 MSP said it plans to continue scaling aggressively through a combination of organic and M&A growth, while boosting its presence in a number of key markets and adding critical expertise to maintain its position at the forefront of AI research and implementation in the managed services sector.
“We’re buying MSPs and we’re expanding geographically, but we’re also laser-focused on being strategic in how we’re building our leadership team,” said Conkle. “With these four deals, for instance, we’re not just adding resources and reach; we’re also welcoming proven leaders who demonstrated a lot of savvy and initiative as members of our peer group. When you have that kind of quality at the top, it really does trickle down and strengthen every part of your enterprise.”
Pinecrest Capital Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to The 20 MSP on the acquisitions. Dallas-based Sunflower Bank, acted as sole lead arranger in a syndicated credit facility for The 20 MSP, providing the funding tranche.
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