Who made the year's best deals?
We tracked 103 mergers and acquisitions during 2017. Here are our picks for the best deals including the best dealmaker, newcomer and merger of equals.
General Dynamics clears antitrust hurdle for CSRA deal
General Dynamics' pending buy of CSRA can move forward after the mandated federal antitrust review waiting period ends.
Boeing's VC arm makes new autonomous tech investment
Boeing’s venture capital arm invests in an unmanned aircraft radar developer to further integrate autonomous vehicles safely into civilian airspace.
Vencore-DXC-KeyPoint combo gets its name: Perspecta
The pending combination of DXC Technology’s U.S. public sector business with Vencore and KeyPoint Government Solutions now has a name: Perspecta.
Are we in a new era of mega-deals?
CSRA's recent SEC filing describes how CACI and SAIC are ready and capable of mustering billions in resources to make a deal and that's a game changer.
Booz Allen, CACI not feeling consolidation pressure
Why Booz Allen Hamilton and CACI International are in no rush to pull the trigger on megadeals for more scale like Leidos and more the more recent General Dynamics-CSRA pending combination.
Intelligent Decisions to divide into 2 firms
Intelligent Decisions' private equity owner is splitting the once-troubled contractor into two companies as they move into the next phase of their growth strategies.
Inside the bidding war for CSRA
CSRA fielded multiple offers before picking General Dynamics and its $6.68 billion bid as the best company to take over the government contractor.
Ultra calls off Sparton acquisition
Britain-based Ultra Electronics walks away from its $234 million deal for military electronics maker Sparton Corp., who will continue efforts to find a buyer.
Verscend picks up General Dynamics IT commercial health products
Health care analytics company Verscend acquires a portfolio of commercial health insurance payer products from General Dynamics’ IT services business.
Kratos to shed public safety business, focus on core tech work
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is selling its public safety business. This makes them latest defense hardware maker to divest assets it views not in its core.
Merger trend moves to PR arena
Just like their many of their clients, the ConnellyWorks public relations firm has joined with several others to create a new entity with broader offerings to broader set of customers.
Enlightenment Capital backs BI, tech automation outfit ByteCubed
Enlightenment Capital has backed technology services contractor ByteCubed to support the latter’s growth strategy in business intelligence, technology automation and data science.
By Light acquires Axom for intell footprint
By Light Professional IT Services acquires Axom Technologies to gain a new footprint in the intelligence community, a highly-sought after customer base in recent deal activity.
How CSRA expands General Dynamics' public safety footprint
Already a teammate of AT&T on FirstNet, General Dynamics looks slated to gain more of a public safety market footprint with the addition of CSRA.
Phishing firm nets $400M price tag
Northern Virginia cybersecurity firm PhishMe has been acquired for $400 million and has changed its name to Cofense.
How ManTech sees growth hitting another gear in 2018
ManTech International had a near-record year in 2017 and expects growth to reach another gear in 2018.
KBR strikes $355M deal for Stinger Ghaffarian to deepen government footprint
KBR is acquiring Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies for $355 million in a deal that further confirms the buyer's push to be a major government services player.
Cubic buys Silicon Valley video tech outfit
Cubic Corp. acquires Silicon Valley-based image and video processing software maker MotionDSP in a push to extend offerings for government, public safety and security customers.
Patriot Defense continues acquisition strategy with another deal
Defense and intelligence services company Patriot Defense Group has made its second deal in six months with its purchase of Innovative Logistics, adding new work with the Special Operations Command and other expeditionary services.
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