Category: M&A Activity

Engineering design and infrastructure services firm AECOM has agreed to buy URS Corp. (NYSE: URS) for approximately $4 billion in cash

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has finalized its acquisition of physical and virtual network systems provider Tail-f Systems for $175 million cash

IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has sold its relational database management system to UNICOM Systems for an undisclosed amount. UNICOM bought the

Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has concluded its acquisition of Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) Federal Network Systems for undisclosed terms. Robert Norfleet, Jacobs

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has moved to expand its presence in the mobility and cloud computing markets by acquiring collaboration tools provider Assemblage

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has agreed to purchase Zeta Associates, a data-exchange technology provider to the defense and intelligence sectors,

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has bought hardware and software engineering provider Ventura Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Ventura Solutions

IMS Health (NYSE: IMS) will pay $520 million cash to acquire Cegedim businesses that deliver information solutions and customer relationship

CONETSCO LLC has acquired a majority share in James Communication, a TWD & Associates subsidiary that provides telecommunications services to government

KPMG LLP has bought Cincinnati-based business consulting firm Zanett Commercial Solutions in an effort to help enterprise customers manage revenue