M&A Deal Summary

The KEYW Holding Acquires Forbes Analytic Software

On May 2, 2011, The KEYW Holding acquired software company Forbes Analytic Software for 17M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The KEYW Holding’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is The KEYW Holding’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The KEYW Holding’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The KEYW Holding’s 2nd transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-05-02
Target Forbes Analytic Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) The KEYW Holding
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 17M USD
Advisor(s) Bluestone Capital Partners (Financial)

Target

Forbes Analytic Software

Leesburg, Virginia, United States
Forbes Analytic Software, Inc. is a provider of cyber superiority solutions to the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).

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Buyer

The KEYW Holding

Hanover, Maryland, United States
Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Software
Employees1,790
Revenue 442M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

The KEYW Holding Corp. is a provider of mission-critical cybersecurity, cyber superiority, and geospatial intelligence solutions to the U.S. Government defense, intelligence, and national security agencies, and commercial enterprises. The KEYW Holding was founded in 2008 and is based in Hanover, Maryland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 11
Sector (Software) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 11
State (Virginia) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 11
Year (2011) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-01 JKA Technologies

Columbia, Maryland, United States

JKA Technologies, Inc. is a provider of cyber superiority solutions and support including network engineering, information assurance, and systems and software engineering.

Buy $11M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-09 Flight Landata

North Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Flight Landata, Inc. is a provider of agile airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) solutions and Micro Terrain Intelligence to the U.S. Defense Department and the Warfighter.

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