KKR, General Atlantic snare Northrop Grumman unit (Dealscape

Taking advantage of a rejuvenated private equity market, defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Monday announced a $1.65 billion deal to sell its Tasc consulting unit to General Atlantic LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

The deal is the latest in a string of recent buyouts. On Nov. 5, TPG Capital and an affiliate of the Canada Pension Plan announced the largest private equity transaction of the year so far, a $4 billion purchase of IMS Health Inc.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? KKR, General Atlantic snare Northrop Grumman unit Posted on November 9, 2009 2:00 PM Taking advantage of a rejuvenated private equity market, defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Monday announced a $1.65 billion deal to sell its Tasc consulting unit to General Atlantic LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. The deal is the latest in a string of recent buyouts. On Nov. 5, TPG Capital and an affiliate of the Canada Pension Plan announced the largest private equity transaction of the year so far, a $4 billion purchase of IMS Health Inc. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 218 in-depth transaction records for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts 75 in-depth transaction records for General Atlantic LLC 30 in-depth transaction records for Northrop Grumman Corp. 20 articles related to Tasc 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Sanofi-Aventis Terra Firma Capital Partners Skadden Arps Nortel Networks Agrium Inc. Lazard Tavern on the Green Brunswick Group LLP Chattem Inc. Steak 'n Shake		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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