M&A Deal Summary

Northrop Grumman Acquires 3001 International

On September 10, 2008, Northrop Grumman acquired information services company 3001 International from CM Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Northrop Grumman’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Northrop Grumman’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Northrop Grumman’s 5th transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-09-10
Target 3001 International
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Northrop Grumman
Sellers(s) CM Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

3001 International

Fairfax, Virginia, United States
3001 International provides geospatial data production and analysis, including airborne imaging, surveying, mapping and geographic information systems for domestic and international government intelligence, defense and civilian customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Northrop Grumman

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1939
Sector Aerospace
Employees101,000
Revenue 39.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Northrop Grumman office in Columbia, Maryland.
Northrop Grumman office in Columbia, Maryland.

Northrop Grumman provides technologically advanced, innovative products, services, and integrated solutions in aerospace, electronics, information and services to our global customers. Northrop Grumman participates in many high-priority defense and government services technology programs in the United States and abroad as a prime contractor, principal subcontractor, partner, or preferred supplier. The Company conducts most of its business with the U.S. Government, principally the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community. Northrop Grumman also conducts business with local, state, and foreign governments and domestic and international commercial customers. Northrop Grumman was formed in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 21
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 15
State (Virginia) 5 of 6
Country (United States) 14 of 17
Year (2008) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-22 Northrop Grumman Electro-Optical Systems

Garland, Texas, United States

Electro-Optical Systems, is a provider in night vision technology and electro-optical products for military, commercial and public safety customers.

Sell $175M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-08 TASC

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

TASC is a provider of advanced systems engineering, integration and decision-support services to the intelligence, defense, homeland security and civilian-federal agencies.

Sell $1.7B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CM Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CM Equity Partners is a private equity investment firm that primarily makes controlling investments in middle-market companies operating in the United States and Canada. CM will also selectively consider minority investments. Areas of interest include Federal Services, Aerospace, and Defense. CM Equity was formed in 1994 and is affiliated with the private family office and merchant bank Carl Marks & Co.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
State (Virginia) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 7
Year (2008) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-21 Martin Designs

Ashland, Ohio, United States

Martin Designs provided the design and distribution of high value, low price point stationery.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-30 ATS

McLean, Virginia, United States

ATS Corporation is a provider of Information Technology systems integration and application development, Information Technology infrastructure management and strategic consulting services to federal government agencies.

Sell -