Serco to buy Alion's naval systems business unit

摘要

Serco said today it has agreed to acquire Alion Science & Technology's naval systems business unit, including its Canadian business, for $225 million. The deal, slated to close in the second half of this year, would add a business with annual sales of $336 million and about 1,000 employees. Serco will retain the organization's management team and operate it as a new business unit. Dave Dacquino, Serco's chief executive, said in an interview this morning that the acquisition was targeted and not part of a competitive bidding process. The unit was "unique. It was different," he said, noting it had the size and reputation Serco was seeking. He told Inside Defense the addition of the business will fill out the company's "full life-cycle service capability." "People think of us as modification and maintenance," he said. "But now we're fully into sustainment as well." Additionally, Dacquino said the unit significantly enlarges the company's Canadian presence.