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M&A Deal Summary

Vantor Acquires DigitalGlobe

On February 24, 2017, Vantor acquired information technology company DigitalGlobe for 3.6B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vantor’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Vantor’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Vantor’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vantor’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-02-24
Target DigitalGlobe
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Vantor
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.6B USD
Advisor(s) PJT Partners
Barclays Investment Bank (Financial)
O'Melveny & Myers (Legal)

Target

DigitalGlobe

Westminster, Colorado, United States
DigitalGlobe's corporate headquarters in Westminster, Colorado.
DigitalGlobe's corporate headquarters in Westminster, Colorado.
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.

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Buyer

Vantor

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

Vantor is a global communications and information company providing operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide. Vantor 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. Vantor was founded in 1969 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 5
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-03 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-30 MDA Space

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

MDA Space is a space technology company delivers space robotics, radar satellite technology and satellite components. MDA Space was founded in 1969 and is based in Brampton, Ontario.

Sell CA$1.0B
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