Synnex Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Tech Data Merger ‘We would like to thank our shareholders for their full support of this merger. We look forward to completing the remaining steps to close this transaction,’ says Synnex CEO Dennis Polk in a prepared statement. By Joseph F. Kovar June 30, 2021, 07:22 PM EDT Synnex’s shareholders Wednesday gave the distributor the green light to move forward on its merger with rival Tech Data, carving a path for the creation of a new IT giant. Synnex reported that shareholders used a special meeting Wednesday to approve the merger, one of the key conditions to closing the merger. According to a regulatory filing Wednesday, 46,654,053 shares were voted for the merger vs. 44,415 shares against and 102,181 shares abstained.