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HII Strikes $350M Deal for Kongsberg Maritime’s Hydroid Subsidiary; Mike Petters QuotedM&A Activity

HII Strikes $350M Deal for Kongsberg Maritime’s Hydroid Subsidiary; Mike Petters Quoted

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has agreed to acquire Pocasset, Mass.-based marine robotics provider Hydroid from Kongsberg Maritime for approximately $350M…
Private Equity Firms Close $2.4B Purchase of AECOM’s Management Services Arm; Michael Burke QuotedM&A Activity

Private Equity Firms Close $2.4B Purchase of AECOM’s Management Services Arm; Michael Burke Quoted

Affiliates of private equity firms Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities have completed the acquisition of AECOM’s (NYSE: ACM) management services business for $2.4B. “We are pleased…
Leidos Closes $1.65B Dynetics Purchase; Roger Krone QuotedM&A Activity

Leidos Closes $1.65B Dynetics Purchase; Roger Krone Quoted

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) finalized its purchase of Huntsville, Ala.-based technology services contractor Dynetics for approximately $1.65B in cash a month after…
Accenture to Buy Sierra-Cedar’s Three Practices to Expand Offerings for Higher Education, Gov’t Clients; Ryan Gaetz QuotedM&A Activity

Accenture to Buy Sierra-Cedar’s Three Practices to Expand Offerings for Higher Education, Gov’t Clients; Ryan Gaetz Quoted

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Sierra-Cedar’s Workday, U.S. Mulesoft and Salesforce practices for an undisclosed sum in a push to…
Raytheon Buys Vista’s Share of Forcepoint for $588MM&A Activity

Raytheon Buys Vista’s Share of Forcepoint for $588M

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) paid $588M to acquire Vista Equity Partners' minority interest in their cybersecurity joint venture Forcepoint during the fourth…
Comtech to Acquire Gilat in $532.5M Cash-and-Stock Deal; Fred Kornberg QuotedM&A Activity

Comtech to Acquire Gilat in $532.5M Cash-and-Stock Deal; Fred Kornberg Quoted

Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) has agreed to buy Gilat Satellite Networks (Nasdaq: GILT) for $10.25 per share or approximately $532.5M…
Greg Hayes: UTC Eyes Raytheon Merger Completion in AprilM&A Activity

Greg Hayes: UTC Eyes Raytheon Merger Completion in April

Greg Hayes, chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), said UTC hopes to close its potential $120B merger…
KippsDeSanto’s Warren Romine: Defense Spending, Market Factors Could Drive M&AsM&A Activity

KippsDeSanto’s Warren Romine: Defense Spending, Market Factors Could Drive M&As

Warren Romine, managing director at KippsDeSanto & Co., has said more middle-market defense contractors are considering divestitures as they assess their…
EOS Targets Space Comms Market Through Audacy AcquisitionM&A Activity

EOS Targets Space Comms Market Through Audacy Acquisition

The U.S. subsidiary of Australia-based defense and space company Electro Optic Systems has agreed to acquire Audacy for approximately $6.7M in…
Boeing-Embraer Partnership Gets Unconditional Clearance in Brazil; Marc Allen QuotedM&A Activity

Boeing-Embraer Partnership Gets Unconditional Clearance in Brazil; Marc Allen Quoted

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Embraer have received unconditional approval for their strategic partnership from Brazil’s regulatory agency. The European Commission…