M&A Deal Summary

Aecom Acquires McNeil Technologies

On August 4, 2010, Aecom acquired business services company McNeil Technologies from Veritas Capital for 355M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aecom’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Aecom’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Aecom’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Aecom’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-08-04
Target McNeil Technologies
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Aecom
Sellers(s) Veritas Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 355M USD
Advisor(s) Bluestone Capital Partners (Financial)

Target

McNeil Technologies

Springfield, Virginia, United States
McNeil Technologies is a provider of professional and technical services to the U.S. military and various government agencies involved in homeland security, intelligence, and law enforcement.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aecom

Dallas, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Business Services
Employees52,000
Revenue 14.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
AECOM's corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
AECOM's corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.

Aecom is a global provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients around the world. Aecom provides planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, and program and construction management services for a broad range of projects, including highways, airports, bridges, mass transit systems, government and commercial buildings, water and wastewater facilities, and power transmission and distribution. AECOM was formed in 1980 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 12
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 11
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 7
Year (2010) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-31 Boyle Engineering

Newport Beach, California, United States

Boyle Engineering Corp. is a engineering firm specializing in the water and transportation markets.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-24 RSW

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

RSW, Inc. is an international engineering firm provides engineering and project management services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Veritas Capital

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 40.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Veritas Capital is a private equity investment firm that targets investments in defense, aerospace, government services, media/telecommunications, consumer products, and specialty manufacturing companies. Veritas generally partners with management when pursuing investments. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth capital investments, and leveraged recapitalizations. Veritas Capital was established in 1992 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 27
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 14
State (Virginia) 3 of 9
Country (United States) 7 of 27
Year (2010) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-10 CPI

Santa Rosa, California, United States

CPI is a direct marketer, designer and manufacturer of innovative OEM and end-user solutions in analytical science and technology. The company manufactures a range of technical analytical instrument components, high-purity standard solutions and reagents and other analytical testing products for the environmental, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and semiconductor industries. CPI’s worldwide customers include IBM, Intel, Pfizer, Merck, Bayer, US Filter, Safety Kleen, Chevron, Ashland Chemical, Dupont and BASF as well as numerous federal, state, academic and private laboratories. Direct sales and marketing are conducted worldwide, from offices in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan.

Sell $472M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-13 Perspecta

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Perspecta, Inc. is a provider of high impact, analytical and technical expertise in the areas of data analytics, system engineering, and integration and cyber security for the U.S. Government and commercial customers. Perspecta is based in Chantilly, Virginia.

Buy $815M