VIDEO: M&A activity has reshaped the market, but will it continue?

In this video interview, we sat down with Kevin DeSanto from the investment bank KippsDeSanto to discuss the firm's annual M&A survey and explore the trends driving deals in today's market.

Huntington Ingalls closes Fulcrum acquisition

Huntington Ingalls Industries closes its acquisition of Fulcrum, the latest in a series of deals to help build its government services arm.

Hexagon eyes visualization tech growth through bolt-on acquisition

Swedish precision tech outfit Hexagon buys visualization product maker Thermopylae to grow a portfolio of tools used to create tactical edge maps.

Opinion

How investors can play a critical role in national security

The investment community can play a key role in fostering innovation if they follow a core set of principles to inform their investment decisions.

Leidos closes sale of commercial cyber business

Leidos completes the divestiture of its commercial cyber business and becomes the latest in a long line of government contractors to do the same.

FLIR gets more than robots with Endeavor deal

Endeavor Robotics brings FLIR Systems more robotic platforms but also the software and technology to make them more autonomous.

LMI joins venture capital fray in government market

Nonprofit consulting firm LMI launches a venture capital fund to find companies in emerging technology domains, not unlike what other government market giants have done.

With Endeavor in tow, FLIR aims to ride unmanned growth wave

FLIR continues to use acquisitions to build a broader set of capabilities in the growing unmanned systems market.

ByteCubed-Chief combo rebrands

ByteCubed and Chief unveil a new name in the wake of their recent combination.

Applied Insight moves up the stack with latest deals

Applied Insight continues to shape itself as a middle-tier player with a pair of new deals that move it up the food chain and technical stack.

FLIR goes to the ground in deal for unmanned outfit Endeavor

FLIR Systems continues to build its unmanned systems portfolio through acquisitions, including this ground-focused deal for Endeavor Robotics.

Podcasts

Project 38: CEO Tony Moraco shares SAIC's M&A philosophy

In part two of our interview with SAIC CEO Tony Moraco, he explains the extra value he looks for from mergers and acquisitions and how that creates opportunities for growth.

Is M&A activity at a crossroads?

The year 2018 saw stable budgets and expectations of more defense spending lead to overall market optimism. But the current political climate leads Houlihan Lokey's investment banking team to wonder if dealmaking has already peaked.

IPKeys eyes critical infrastructure market through acquisition

Already in the defense sector, IPKeys is acquiring a company with hopes of growing cyber offerings for utilities and other critical infrastructure customers.

LMI makes deal to grow defense, homeland security presence

Nonprofit consultant LMI makes an acquisition to add more of a footprint with defense and homeland security agencies.

Tyler Technologies' deal for MicroPact moves needle on federal presence

Once mainly state and local-focused, public sector software company Tyler Technologies scales up its federal footprint in acquiring MicroPact.

SAIC scores early takeaway win with Engility deal

Just a couple weeks after closing its $2.5 billion deal for Engility, SAIC takes away a $655 million contract in the space sector.

CACI's latest deals advance its transformation

With LGS and Mastodon in tow for almost $1 billion total, CACI International is full-steam ahead in transforming itself into a major provider of products and solutions to defense and intelligence customers.

CACI buying LGS Innovations in $1B pair of deals

CACI International has made a pair of deals worth nearly $1 billion, including $750 million for LGS Innovations, to add more capabilities around intelligence products and solutions.

Mercury makes eighth M&A deal in three years

Mercury Systems continues to push for growth in the mission computing and processing technology markets with its eighth acquisition in three years.