Cobham plc

Inside the biggest M&A deals of 2011

Last year saw a slight drop in the number of completed deals, but the power of mergers and acquisitions to transform companies remains strong.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Parsons makes $350M deal to pull services unit out of Cobham

Parsons Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sparta Inc. and its subsidiaries from Cobham plc for $350 million.

  • By David Hubler

Cobham unit wins $227M in missile defense work

Company's Sparta business unit wins a variety of work under Missile Defense Agency task orders.

  • By Nick Wakeman