Leidos - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Leidos M&A Summary

Leidos has acquired 18 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Leidos’ largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Lockheed Martin - Information Systems & Global Solutions Business for $5.0B. Leidos has acquired in 8 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (42%) and technology hardware (18%).

Leidos Business Overview

Where is Leidos headquartered?

Leidos is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

What is Leidos’ revenue?

Leidos disclosed revenue of 15,438M USD for 2023 and 14,396M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Leidos have?

Leidos has 47,000 employees.

What sector is Leidos in?

Leidos is an information technology company.

When was Leidos founded?

Leidos was founded in 1969.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15
  • M&A Advisors 7

Leidos

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

1750 Presidents Street,
Reston, Virginia 20190
United States,
(571) 526-6000
www.leidos.com

Leidos is a provider of science and technology solutions in the United States. The company delivers solutions and services for data analytics, systems integration, and cybersecurity to the agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as well as other U.S. Government civil agencies, state and local government agencies, foreign governments, and customers in a range of commercial markets. Leidos was founded in 1969 and is based in Reston, Virginia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 12 2 1 2 - - 17
vol $7.1B $1.2B $380M $8.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
  20

Most Recent M&A

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Cobham Aviation Services Australia's Special Mission business 2022-08-02 - Divestiture
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HawkEye 360, Inc. 2022-01-06 - Stake Purchase
Herndon, Virginia · www.he360.com
Gibbs & Cox, Inc. 2021-02-23 380M USD Add-on Acquisition
Arlington, Virginia · www.gibbscox.com
1901 Group LLC 2020-12-10 215M USD Add-on Acquisition
Reston, Virginia · www.1901group.com
L3Harris Technologies Inc. - Security Detection and Automation Business 2020-02-04 1.0B USD Divestiture
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Dynetics, Inc. 2019-12-17 1.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Huntsville, Alabama · www.dynetics.com
Leidos Holdings, Inc. - Commercial Electronic Health Records Business 2019-10-22 - Divestiture
Reston, Virginia
IMX Medical Management Services, Inc. 2019-08-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Malvern, Pennsylvania · www.imxmed.com
Lockheed Martin - Information Systems & Global Solutions Business (IS&GS) 2016-01-26 5.0B USD Divestiture
, United States
Plainfield Renewable Energy Plant 2015-07-27 - Divestiture
Plainfield, Connecticut
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 7 (41%) 7.3B (84%) 2 (67%) -
Technology Hardware 3 (18%) - - -
Business Services 2 (12%) - - -
Defense 1 (6%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (6%) - - -
Engineering 1 (6%) 380M (4%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (6%) - - -
Safety/Security 1 (6%) 1.0B (11%) - -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (33%) -
Total 17 $8.7B 3 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 16 8.7B 3 -
  Virginia 4 595M 1 -
  California 3 - 1 -
  Pennsylvania 2 - - -
  Massachusetts 2 1.0B - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Indiana 1 473M - -
  Alabama 1 1.7B - -
  Connecticut - - 1 -
Australia 1 - - -
Domestic 16 (94%) 8.7B (100%) 3 (100%) -
Cross-border 1 (6%) - - -
Total 17 $8.7B 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
2
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
1
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
2
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
2
Holland & Knight
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $7.7B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.1B
TOTAL $8.7B
Largest Lockheed Martin - Information Systems & Global Solutions Business (IS&GS)
$5.0B (2016-01-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
5 (29%)
Strategic(s)
35%
6 (35%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

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