Category: M&A Activity

Report: EchoStar Calls for Talks With Inmarsat Board Over $3.2B Takeover OfferM&A Activity

Report: EchoStar Calls for Talks With Inmarsat Board Over $3.2B Takeover Offer

Colorado-based EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) called on Inmarsat to initiate discussions with shareholders about its $3.2 billion takeover offer and that it would
Christopher Kubasik: L3 to Continue Investment Strategy After Vertex Aerospace Business SaleM&A Activity

Christopher Kubasik: L3 to Continue Investment Strategy After Vertex Aerospace Business Sale

New York-based investment firm American Industrial Partners has closed its purchase of Vertex Aerospace businesses from L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) for approximately
L3 Buys Applied Defense Solutions in Space Capability Expansion Push; Christopher Kubasik CommentsM&A Activity

L3 Buys Applied Defense Solutions in Space Capability Expansion Push; Christopher Kubasik Comments

L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has purchased Columbia, Md.-based aerospace engineering and space situational awareness services provider Applied Defense Solutions for approximately
Reports: Dell Technologies Eyes Public Market Return With VMware Tracking Stock PurchaseM&A Activity

Reports: Dell Technologies Eyes Public Market Return With VMware Tracking Stock Purchase

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DVMT) said it will buy out VMware’s (NYSE: VMW) tracking stock in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately
Report: EchoStar Reveals 3% Equity Stake in InmarsatM&A Activity

Report: EchoStar Reveals 3% Equity Stake in Inmarsat

Colorado-based EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) disclosed in a stock exchange filing that it has secured a 3 percent equity stake in U.K.-based
MAG Aerospace Buys North American Surveillance Systems; Joe Fluet CommentsM&A Activity

MAG Aerospace Buys North American Surveillance Systems; Joe Fluet Comments

MAG Aerospace has bought North American Surveillance Systems in a move to grow aircraft systems integration and technical service offerings. The deal
Perspecta Leadership Team Rings NYSE Opening Bell; Mac Curtis CommentsM&A Activity

Perspecta Leadership Team Rings NYSE Opening Bell; Mac Curtis Comments

Mac Curtis, Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) president and CEO, led the ringing of the opening bell Monday at the New York
Securitas Closes Buy of Kratos’ Public Safety, Security Division; Eric DeMarco CommentsM&A Activity

Securitas Closes Buy of Kratos’ Public Safety, Security Division; Eric DeMarco Comments

Securitas Electronic Security has completed its $70 million cash acquisition of the public safety and security business from Kratos Defense and
Reports: Inmarsat Turns Down EchoStar’s Takeover OfferM&A Activity

Reports: Inmarsat Turns Down EchoStar’s Takeover Offer

Inmarsat has declined to accept Colorado-based EchoStar™s (Nasdaq: SATS) takeover bid, saying the offer œundervalued the U.K.-based satellite communications provider,
Culmen Buys PlanetRisk’s Federal Services Business; Dan Berkon CommentsM&A Activity

Culmen Buys PlanetRisk’s Federal Services Business; Dan Berkon Comments

Alexandria, Va.-based technical and management services contractor Culmen International has bought the federal services business of PlanetRisk for an undisclosed sum in