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Industry Week in Review – August 13, 2021

KippsDeSanto & Co. Industry Week in Review – August 13, 2021

Industry Week in Review – August 13, 2021

M&A Transactions

ECS, a segment of ASGN, Inc. (NYSE: ASGN), has acquired Enterprise Resource Performance, Inc. (“ERPi”), a provider of IT solutions, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and healthcare domain expertise to government agencies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  KippsDeSanto & Co. acted as financial advisor to ERPi.

Audax Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in Team Cymru, Inc., a provider of cybersecurity tools and threat intelligence feeds for commercial, defense, and intelligence markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bain Capital has agreed to acquire Industria de Turbo Propulsores S.A., a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce PLC and a provider of gas turbine engines used in aerospace (both fixed-wing and rotary-wing), naval, energy generation, and other industrial applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CAE, Inc. (NYSE: CAE) has acquired Global Jet Services, Inc., a provider of professional development, safety training, and airframe, powerplant, and avionics training services for the private and U.S. Federal Government aviation markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Delta Information Systems, Inc. has acquired Wideband Systems, Inc., a provider of subtle, custom-designed recording devices and standard, off-the-shelf products for the aerospace, communications, and intelligence markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Endeavour Capital has acquired Forrest Machining, Inc., doing business as FMI Aerostructures and a provider of critical structural components and assemblies for the aerospace and defense industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

GovExec, a portfolio company of Growth Catalyst Partners (“GCP”), has acquired GovTribe, Inc., a provider of market intelligence and capture tools for federal government contractors via an online platform. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

GovOS, a subsidiary of Kofile, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired MUNIRevs, LLC, a provider of automated business revenue collection for towns, cities, and states across the United States. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Halfaker and Associates, LLC, a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corp. (“SAIC”) (NYSE: SAIC), has acquired a minority stake in CivitasDX, LLC, a joint venture of Cognitive Medical Systems and Agile Six Applications, Inc. and a provider of software solutions to the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Leonardo DRS has acquired Ascendant Engineering Solutions, a provider of high-performance, stabilized, and multi-sensor gimbal systems. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Riordan, Lewis & Haden has acquired a minority stake in Keystone Strategy, LLC, a provider of advisory services to enterprise and government agencies on strategic and regulatory challenges.  The minority stake is valued at $100.0 million.

TransDigm Group, Inc. has made an unsolicited offer to Acquire Meggitt plc, a provider of high performance components and systems for aerospace and defense, with capabilities in sensors, engine condition monitoring, avionics, air data systems, fire-proof cabling, ignition, environmental and fluid control, brakes and wheels and anti-skid systems, aerial and ground targetry, countermeasures and ammunition-handling.  The offer is valued at $9.73 billion.

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