The database giant has sent a letter to BEA's Board of Directors proposing to buy all shares of BEA Stock for about $6.7 billion. BEA has thus far not responded to the offer.
Merger and acquisition activity - both domestic and international - is likely to increase substantially with companies being acquired that perform international services related to nation-building.
SAP will acquire Business Objects in a move that will enable it to offer organizations more advanced business intelligence and decision-making solutions.
CACI has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dragon Development Corp., a provider of professional, technical and engineering services to the intelligence community.
We can expect to see larger merger-and-acquisition transactions in the federal market during the next year or two. The aggregate dollar volume of deals is likely to increase while the number of transactions may decline.