{"id":59713,"date":"2019-01-15T05:03:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T05:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/15\/saic-completes-25b-engility-acquisition-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:24:15","slug":"saic-completes-25b-engility-acquisition-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2019\/01\/15\/saic-completes-25b-engility-acquisition-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"SAIC completes $2.5B Engility acquisition deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Services giant SAIC has completed its $2.5 billion acquisition of Engility, the company announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acquisition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2018\/09\/10\/saic-subsumes-engility-in-25b-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">made public in September<\/a>, makes SAIC the second-largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2019\/01\/08\/us-government-shutdown-creating-angst-for-defense-contractors\/\" target=\"_blank\">government services contractor<\/a>, behind competitor Leidos. It will comprise more than 23,000 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAIC stockholders will own roughly 72 percent of the combined company, and Engility stockholders approximately 28 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Defense News last September, SAIC CEO Tony Moraco said Engility\u2019s \u201cmulti-intelligence agency portfolio,\u201d along with the company\u2019s space programs, made Engility an ideal target for SAIC.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/interviews\/2018\/09\/24\/saic-boss-tackles-engility-acquisition-space-market-and-revenue-goals\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/26_interview_mainphoto.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">SAIC boss tackles Engility acquisition, space market and revenue goals<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">What&#039;s next for SAIC following the news it would buy Engility?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo for a single transaction at scale where we could in fact use our equity, [and face] probably fewer buyers, filling three or four of our strategic initiatives in market access and in capabilities \u2014 we felt it was worth a serious look,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the biggest move yet in the services sector, which has recently seen significant merger and acquisition activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April saw the $9.7 billion buyout of CSRA by General Dynamics Information Technology. 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