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Who made 2015's biggest deals?

We've made a roundup of all the closed deals from 2015, and with our panel of M&A experts, we picked the most important deals of the year. See who tops the list.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Who made 2014's biggest deals?

Our annual mergers and acquisitions special report includes a roundup of all the deals that closed in the past year along with our picks for the best deals of 2014.

  • By Nick Wakeman

CACI’s Six3 Systems deal named best of the year

From among the 70 mergers and acqusitions that closed during 2013, CACI's acquisition of Six3 Systems stood out as the single best deal. Here's our analysis of what made the transaction special, and what it says about today's market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Behrman's pickup of Tresys named 2013's best intell deal

When Behrman Capital added Tresys Technology to its rankings, it added a big player in the cyber and intelligence markets. On the flipside, it gives Tresys an opportunity to grow into a high-value growth company with its eyes set on the commercial sector.

  • By Mark Hoover

Trio of acquisitions makes Vistronix best dealmaker of the year

Vistronix knows what it wants to be, and its executives put together three acquisitions to charge its analytics, cyber and cloud offerings, with more deals on the way.

  • By Mark Hoover

FireEye, Mandiant merger named best cyber deal

FireEye's $843.5 million acqiusition of Mandiant was the best cyber-related deal of 2013, but it's also a lesson on the power of strategic partnerships and identifying complementary capabilities.

  • By Richard W. Walker
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Haystax picked as 2013's best small business dealmaker

Haystax Technology launched in 2012 with the vision of creating a great mid-sized company. In 2013, it started making acquisitions to make that vision a reality.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

Mission alignment drives biggest deal of the year

Cisco Systems knew it needed to take a more holistic approach to security, and its $2.7 billion acquisition of SourceFire is seen as a major step in that direction.

  • By Richard W. Walker

Who made the best deals of the year?

We pick the top M&A transactions of 2013, a year that will be remembered for budget cuts and sequestration, but some notable deals were still completed. Who made the best of a bad year?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Tresys acquisition named best intell deal

When the private equity group Behrman Capital added Tresys Technology to its portfolio of companies, it added a strong player in the cybersecurity and intelligence portion of the government market.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Criterion acquires small business, gains Alliant contract

By acquiring TEM Solutions, Criterion Systems has picked up the Alliant Small Business government-wide acquisition contract, one of the biggest procurement vehicles in the market.

  • By Mark Hoover

Merger-born Novetta promptly grows by M&A

Novetta Solutions spends its first year in business making deals and looking for more as budget constraints create the opportunity for a tech renaissance. What and who are they buying? What's the focus of their tech-rich strategy?

  • By David Hubler

Stottlemyer explains Acentia's vision for acquisitions

The pursuit of the perfect acquisition of Acentia started with 150 prospects before narrowing down to three targets and finally the closing of one deal, for 2020 Company. But it all started with a clear-eyed vision that CEO Todd Stottlemyer explains step-by-step.

  • By David Hubler
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KEYW evolves its strategy on way to dealmaker of the year award

The four deals KEYW closed last year aren't about critical mass. The company's M&A focus now as a more strategic focus as it builds out its cyber and intell portfolios

  • By Mark Hoover

Inside SRA's acquisition strategy

SRA's acqiusition of MorganFranklin's national security solutions business was about more than just one deal; it points to the company's strategy to expand into new markets, add capabilities and deepen customer relationships.

  • By Mark Hoover

103 deals chasing the next big thing

Several factors were at play in the 103 mergers and acquisitions that closed in 2012, but two common themes were transformation and anticipation. The prevailing wisdom says that in a market where budget uncertainty rules the day, investing millions in an acquisition might not be a wise use of resources. But government contractors are forever in search of the next hot opportunity. That above all else is what Washington Technology’s annual M&A roundup teaches us.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Who made 2012's biggest deals?

We rank the best deals out of 103 that closed in 2012 and call out the ones that had the biggest impact on the government market. Some created new players, while others took established players into new areas, but all are transformative.

  • By Nick Wakeman