Aerospace, Defense and Government Services Mergers and Acquisitions Annual Report 2014

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2014 Year in Review
Closed Closed Announced
October 17, 2014 October 3, 2014 September 29, 2014
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AECOM acquired URS Corporation
for $56.31 per share, transaction
valued at approximately $6 billion.
URS provides engineering,
construction, and technical services
for public agencies and private sector
companies globally. The combined
company will have nearly 100,000
employees in 150 countries with
2013 pro forma revenue of $19.0
billion and EBITDA of $1.3 billion.
Transaction announced July 13th.
Novetta Solutions, LLC, a portfolio
company of private equity firm
Arlington Capital Partners, acquired
privately held Sentinel Applied
Analytics, LLC. Sentinel Applied
Analytics, LLC is a specialized data
analytics firm that extracts value from
data using applied statistical
techniques to identify patterns, trends
and relationships. Sentinel's primary
customer is the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security. The McLean
Group advised Sentinel in its sale.
Esterline will acquire the Aerospace
and Defense Display businesses of
Barco N.V. for $200 million. The
business designs and manufactures
high-technology, harsh-environment
displays and visualizations solutions.
The acquisition will expand the global
display capability and better position
Esterline across a wide range of
growing end markets.
acquired acquired will acquire
Notable Transaction Activity
Source: Capital IQ and InfoBase as of 12/31/14
Aerospace & Defense Display Business