Elbit Systems, Anduril detail their latest acquisitions
Two new acquisitions in the defense technology market come courtesy of Elbit Systems and Anduril Industries as they look to expand both their product portfolios and market shares.
Cubic accepts increased bid from Veritas & activist hedge fund
Cubic Corp.’s board of directors accepts an increased offer from Veritas Capital and the latter's activist hedge fund partner for this deal that ends a bidding war against Singapore Technologies Engineering.
Opinion
5 public relations strategies for mergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are rampant in the market so don't overlook the significant role marketing and public relations can play to make your deal distinct from your competitors and better understood by your employees and customers.
Heat turns up in the fight to acquire Cubic
Singapore Technologies Engineering has twice raised its offer to acquire Cubic Corp., which is in the midst of a bidding war between STE and a team of Veritas and Elliott Management.
Time for cyber teams, not stovepipes: Telos' CEO tells Wall Street
Telos Corp. is starting to tell its story to Wall Street just as cybersecurity is once again at or near the top of the agenda for federal agencies after two recent and significant compromises.
Space infrastructure firm finds partner to take it public
Redwire, the space infrastructure company backed by AE Industrial Partners, is merging with a blank check firm to become publicly-traded amid continued hot investor and customer interest in space.
Leonardo DRS' parent postpones IPO
Leonardo DRS' parent company is postponing the planned initial public offering of the defense electronics outfit but says it could eventually pick back up where it left off.
ECS founder Kapani buys new GovCon platform
Roy Kapani has acquired Seacorp with a plan to grow the Navy contractor, including through making more acquisitions.
Podcasts
What will drive the deals in 2021?
In this episode of Project 38, Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers discuss how they see little ahead to slow the pace of mergers and acquisitions in the federal market as buyers of all types continue to make big deals.
Cubic to consider second acquisition offer
Cubic Corp. will look at an unsolicited proposal to acquire the company by Singapore Technologies Engineering, whose bid has come over the top of what Veritas Capital and its activist hedge fund partner agreed to pay.
Peraton revels in hidden gems its Northrop and Perspecta deals bring in
Peraton is not going to be a large platform builder or try its luck at commercial markets after adding the former Northrop Grumman IT business and later its pending deal for Perspecta, but it is talking up the added product and patent content through both deals.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: What investor concerns say about the federal market
This wide-ranging discussion has Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers talk with Jon Raviv, an equity research analyst, and venture capitalist Mark Frantz about how investors are weighing federal budgets, mergers and acquisitions, and other factors driving the market.
KBR moving ahead with Centauri now fully in the fold
KBR's acquisition of Centauri late last year was the largest and most transformational in the buyer's own words. With the integration done, KBR's focus is now focused on further growing its government market share.
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