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2014 Year in Review
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December 10, 2014
December 2, 2014
November 19, 2014
Notes
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Preferred Systems Solutions, Inc.
(PSS), a portfolio company of CM
Equity Partners, L.P. (CMEP),
acquired privately held Government
Contract Solutions, Inc. (GCS). GCS
supports high priority programs for
customers at the forefront of federal
spending initiatives and has an
established and growing presence
with the Intelligence Community and
Department of Homeland Security.
The McLean Group advised GCS in
its sale.
Lockheed Martin Corp. acquired
privately held Systems Made Simple,
Inc. (SMSI). SMSI is a provider of
health information technology
solutions to the US federal
government. The company performs
significant work with the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) in areas such
as health data analytics, data center
operation, health data management
and health system interoperability.
Alcoa acquired Firth Rixson, a global
aerospace jet components company,
from Oak Hill Capital Partners for
$2.9 billion in cash and stock. Firth
Rixson specializes in seamless rolled
jet engine rings and specialized
superalloys for industrial turbines and
oil and natural gas equipment. The
deal will aid in Alco’s initiative to
increase aerospace revenue by 20%
and realize $100.0 million in cost
savings annually by 2019.
acquired
acquired
acquired
Notable Transaction Activity
Source: Capital IQ and InfoBase as of 12/31/14