Orbital Sciences Corporation Mergers and Acquisitions


 

Orbital Sciences Corporation

21700 Atlantic Boulevard
Dulles, VA 20166-6801
United States
Tel:1/703/406-5000
URL: http://www.orbital.com
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
ORB - Common Stock - New York Stock Exchange
Industry:
Airline
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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

 

Orbital Sciences Corporation M&A History


Orbital Sciences Corp acquires GDAIS-Spacecraft Dvlp,Mnfr Bus from General Dynamics Corp (pending) Orbital Sciences Corp acquires  GDAIS-Spacecraft Dvlp,Mnfr Bus from General Dynamics Corp (pending)Mar 04, 2010

US - Orbital Sciences Corp definitively agreed to acquire the Spacecraft development and manufacturing business of General Dynamics Corp's General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a Fairfax-based provider of mission solution services.

Money Wise Limited acquires Lee & Co from Orbital Sciences Corp Money Wise Limited acquires Lee & Co from Orbital Sciences CorpApr 07, 2009

IRELAND - Money Wise Independent Financial Advisers Limited acquired Lee & Co, a Belfast-based provider of property search information services, a unit of Orbital Sciences Corp's MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd subsidiary.

Affiliated Computer Svcs Inc acquires Orbital Sciences Corp-Bus from Orbital Sciences Corp Affiliated Computer Svcs Inc acquires Orbital Sciences Corp-Bus from Orbital Sciences CorpJun 02, 2008

US - Affiliated Computer Services Inc acquired the Transportation Management Systems business of Orbital Sciences Corp, a manufacturer of space satellite products, for $## mil in cash. The transaction was subject to customary closing conditions.

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Richards Gray MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Richards GrayMar 01, 2008

UK - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd of Canada acquired the entire share capital of Richards Gray, a Ruscombe-based provider of information retrieval services, for ##.### mil British pounds (##.### mil Canadian dollars/$##.## mil US). The transaction

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires TransUnion LLC-Cert Lender from TransUnion LLC (pending) MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires TransUnion LLC-Cert Lender from TransUnion LLC (pending)Feb 26, 2008

US - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd definitively agreed to acquire certain lender solution businesses of the real estate services division of TransUnion LLC, a developer of web-based management software.

Alliant Techsystems Inc withdraws offer for MacDonald Dettwiler &- Alliant Techsystems Inc withdraws offer for MacDonald Dettwiler &-Jan 08, 2008

CANADA - Alliant Techsystems Inc terminated its definitive agreement to acquire the Information Systems and Geospatial Information Services businesses of MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd (MD), a provider of information solutions services, for #.### bil Canadian dollars ($#.## bil US

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Alliance Spacesystems LLC MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Alliance Spacesystems LLCDec 15, 2007

US - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd, a unit of Orbital Sciences Corp, acquired Alliance Spacesystems Inc, a provider of mechanical systems engineering services. The transaction had been subject to regulatory approvals.

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Vexcel Canada Inc from Microsoft Corp MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Vexcel Canada Inc from Microsoft CorpMay 11, 2007

US - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd, a majority-owned unit of Orbital Sciences Corp, acquired Vexcel Canada Inc, a developer of mapping software, from Vexcel Corp, a unit of Microsoft Corp. Terms were not disclosed.

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires a minority stake in Orbital Optics Ltd MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires a minority stake in Orbital Optics LtdMar 20, 2007

UK - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd of Canada acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Orbital Optics Ltd, an Oxfordshire-based manufacturer of space equipment, for an estimated #.# mil British pounds ($#.### mil US).

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc withdraws offer for Quest Associates MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc withdraws offer for Quest AssociatesNov 01, 2006

UK - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd of Canada, a unit of Orbital Sciences Corp, withdrew its agreement to acquire Quest Associates, a Berkshire-based provider of information technology services. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval.

Investor Group is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in Shringar Cinemas Ltd from Orbital Sciences Corp Investor Group is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in  Shringar Cinemas Ltd from Orbital Sciences CorpOct 12, 2006

INDIA - An investor group comprised of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Reliance Industries Ltd were rumored to be planning to acquire an undisclosed minority stake in Shringar Cinemas Ltd, a movie house owner and operator, in a privately negotiated transaction.

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Lee & Co MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Lee & CoAug 01, 2006

IRELAND - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd of Canada, acquired Lee & Co, a Belfast-based provider of property search information services.

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Lyttle & Co MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Lyttle & CoMay 25, 2006

IRELAND- MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd, a unit of Oregon Sciences Corp, acquired Lyttle & Co, a provider of nformation solutions to the legal and financial sectors. Terms were not disclosed.

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires xit2 Ltd (pending) MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires xit2 Ltd (pending)May 22, 2006

UK - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd of Canada, a unit of Orbital Sciences Corp, planned to acquire xit# Ltd, a Charlbury-based provider of data management services through web applications for the mortgage industry, for ##.# mil British pounds (##

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires PropertyFlow Ltd MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires PropertyFlow LtdApr 20, 2006

UK - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associated Ltd of Canada, and a unit of Orbital Sciences Corp, acquired PropertyFlow Ltd, a Kent-based provider of online conveyancing search services. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval.

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires MindBox LLC MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires MindBox LLCJan 10, 2006

US - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd, a majority-owned unit of Orbital Science Corp, acquired MindBox LLC, a developer of financial software and a provider of software consulting services.

Optimal Geomatics Inc acquires MD Atlantic Tech-LiDAR Assets from Orbital Sciences Corp Optimal Geomatics Inc acquires MD Atlantic Tech-LiDAR Assets from Orbital Sciences CorpDec 01, 2005

US - Optimal Geomatics Inc acquire the non-core LiDAR assets of MD Atlantic Technologies Inc, a provider of aerial geographic photography services, a unit of Orbital Sciences Corp's MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd subsidiary, for $#.# mil.

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires EMS Technologies-Assets from EMS Technologies Inc MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires EMS Technologies-Assets from EMS Technologies IncNov 28, 2005

CANADA - MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd acquired certain assets of EMS Canada, an application services provider. The transaction was subject to closing conditions and was to include certain agreements, equipment, land, buildings and personnel.

Investor Group acquires a minority stake in Shringar Cinemas Ltd from Orbital Sciences Corp Investor Group acquires a minority stake in Shringar Cinemas Ltd from Orbital Sciences CorpJun 18, 2005

INDIA - An investor group, comprised of Aranda Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd and Dunearn Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd, both wholly-owned units of Singaporean state-owned Ministry of Finance's Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd subsidiary, acquired a ##.#% stake, or

MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Marshall & Swift/Boeckh MacDonald Dettwiler & Assoc acquires Marshall & Swift/BoeckhJun 02, 2004

US - MacDonal Dettwiler & Associates Ltd acquired Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, a publishing company, for $### mil. The consideration was to consist of $### mil in cash and up to $## mil in profit-related payments. The transaction was subject to customary

Orbital Sciences Corporation M&A Summary


Orbital Sciences Corporation has made 25 acquisitions while taking stakes in 2 companies. Orbital Sciences Corporation has 14 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2010000
2009001
2008101
2007210
2006400
2005102
2004100
2003100
2002200
2001006
2000103
1999211
1998400
1997200
1996000
1995100
1994200
1993100
Total25214

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