The essentials of a first-rate M&A agreement

Whether you are buying or selling a company ? and regardless of the size of the transaction, the nature of the parties, the target company's industry or even the deal structure ? the basic architecture of the definitive agreement is generally the same.

  • By David Charles

ManTech unveils plans to buy Emerging Technologies Group

ETG is a privately held, woman-owned, service-disabled, veteran-owned business that was founded in January 2001.

  • By David Hubler

Disabled-veterans to benefit from agreement

GSA and an organization that promotes veteran-owned businesses signed an agreement to increase the amount of money sent to service-disabled veterans.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

DB Consulting to boost NASA research center

DB Consulting Group will provide IT and engineering services under an $88 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

Accenture gets U.S. Visit extension

Accenture's run as the prime contractor and systems integrator for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program will continue beyond May 2009.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Senate may block proposal to limit set-asides

S. 3260 would block a controversial proposal from SBA that would limit the type of set-aside contracts given to women-owned small businesses.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Emtec acquires trio of IT consulting companies

Emtec acquires eBusiness Applications Solutions Inc., Aveeva Inc. and their Indian subsidiary Aviance Software India Private Ltd.

  • By David Hubler

Two ANCs violate set-aside requirements

AMP and Goldbelt Raven also entered unapproved agreements that would send large portions of their contract proceeds to managers who are not native Alaskans, according to a SBA audit.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Lockheed adds nanotechnology unit

Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired the government business unit of Nantero Inc.

QRSciences buys Spectrum San Diego

Australian company QRSciences Holdings Ltd. has purchased homeland security contractor Spectrum San Diego Inc. for $14 million.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

L-1 locks up Digimarc purchase

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. has completed its acquisition of Digimarc Corp.

  • By David Hubler

Guident to upgrade Export-Import Bank info systems

Guident will replace the bank's current integrated information and reporting system with a business intelligence repository and data warehouse.

  • By David Hubler

D.C. area dominates small biz contracts

Small businesses in the Washington area win a third of all small business contracts.

Lockheed, GD mull pursuit of $6B intell contract

DIA officials plan to release the final RFP in September and award four large-business contracts and four more contracts to small businesses by March 2009.

  • By David Hubler

DRC closes Kadix buy

Dynamics Research Corp. has completed its acquisition of management consulting firm Kadix Systems LLC.

  • By David Hubler

GTRI buys Anyware Network Solutions

Global Technology Resources acquires wireless integration company Anyware Network Solutions.

  • By David Hubler

M&A roundup

Motorola Inc. bought AirDefense Inc., an Atlanta developer of wireless local-area network security products and services.

SBA takes HUBZone firms on faith

GAO finds that agency does little to verify contractor claims in applications.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

GAO cons SBA with HUBZone applications

GAO investigators fooled the Small Business Administration by applying for certification for four fake companies under SBA's Historically Underutilized Business Zone program. SBA approved the applications in short order.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

My big fat M&A

A communications plan is a critical component for making an acquisition pay off after the deal is closed.

  • By Larry Rosenfeld
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