M&A Deal Summary

Boeing Acquires Argon ST

On June 30, 2010, Boeing acquired defense company Argon ST for 775M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Boeing’s 2nd transaction in the Defense sector.
  • This is Boeing’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Boeing’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Boeing’s 3rd transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-06-30
Target Argon ST
Sector Defense
Buyer(s) Boeing
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 775M USD

Target

Argon ST

Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Argon ST, Inc. designs, develops, and produces systems and sensors for the Command and Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) markets, including SIGINT (signals intelligence), ESM (Electronic Support Measures), EW (Electronic Warfare), imaging, and acoustic systems serving domestic and worldwide markets.

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Buyer

Boeing

Arlington, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Aerospace
Employees156,000
Revenue 77.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Boeing's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Boeing's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Boeing is a global aerospace company that operates in five principal segments. These segments include Commercial Airplanes; Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) which comprises of Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA), Network & Space Systems (N&SS) and Global Services & Support (GS&S); and Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC). The Company's other business includes the activities of Engineering, Operations & Technology (EO&T) and Shared Services Group (SSG). EO&T provides Boeing with technical and functional capabilities, including information technology, research and development, test and evaluation, technology strategy development, environmental remediation management and intellectual property management. Boeing was founded in 1916 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 34
Sector (Defense) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 27
State (Virginia) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 15 of 29
Year (2010) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-07 Vought Aircraft South Carolina

United States

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. the independent developer and producer of structural assemblies for commercial, military and business aircraft.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-29 Narus

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Narus, Inc. is a provider of the only carrier-class, real-time Internet Protocol (IP) traffic analysis system.

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