M&A Deal Summary

Maxar Acquires General Dynamics - Advanced Systems Business

On October 3, 2014, Maxar acquired test/measurement equipment company General Dynamics - Advanced Systems Business from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Maxar’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Maxar’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Maxar’s 1st transaction in Michigan.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-03
Target General Dynamics - Advanced Systems Business
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Maxar
Sellers(s) General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

General Dynamics - Advanced Systems Business

Michigan, United States
General Dynamics' Advanced Systems Business develops radar and other information sensors for the U.S. Government.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Maxar

Westminster, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1957
Sector Information Services
Employees4,400
Revenue 1.8B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Maxar is a global communications and information company providing operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide. Maxar business is focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential, primarily in the Communications sector and the Surveillance and Intelligence sector. In addition, the Company conducts a significant amount of advanced technology development. Maxar was founded in 1969 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-01 Alliance Spacesystems

Los Alamitos, California, United States

Alliance Spacesystems is a provider of high-performance composite structures for spacecraft and other high-tech applications where strength-to-weight ratio, superior stiffness and dimensional stability are key requirements. Alliance Spacesystems is based in Los Alamitos, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-24 DigitalGlobe

Westminster, Colorado, United States

DigitalGlobe, Inc. is a provider of commercial high‑resolution earth imagery products and services. The imagery solutions support a wide variety of uses within defense and intelligence, civil agencies, mapping and analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure management, Internet portals, and navigation technology. DigitalGlobe, Inc. was established in 1993 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.

Buy $3.6B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
DESCRIPTION

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a designer and developer of high-performance sensors to gather data from across the land, air, sea, space and cyber domains, creating specialized technologies and algorithms to process and enhance large streams of data.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Michigan) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-04 Axsys Technologies

Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States

Axsys Technologies a leader in design and manufacture of high-performance electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensors and systems and multi-axis stabilized cameras. The company’s sophisticated solutions are typically found in applications that demand the finest optical surfaces, highest accuracy and tightest motion-control tolerances, such as weapon systems, long-range surveillance cameras and highly precise imaging telescopes.

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