Pentagon: Number of defense-related M&A transactions roughly flat in 2016

By Marjorie Censer / August 15, 2017 at 5:00 AM
In 2016, the Pentagon reviewed 12 of the roughly 380 defense-related mergers and acquisitions, according to a new report to Congress from the Defense Department's manufacturing and industrial base policy office. In the document , the Defense Department forcefully argues for a larger role in reviewing defense-related deals, which it says can take a toll on competition. Among the 2016 transactions reviewed by DOD was the merger of Leidos and Lockheed Martin's Information Systems and Global Solutions business . As...

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