Meagher & Flom LLP

In its monthly U.S. M&A News and Trends repot, FactSet Research Systems provides an update on the space. The note highlights a few trends seen over the past few months. 1. Overall Activity M&A deal activity in the U.S. fell 6.3 percent in May, which saw 903 announcements versus April...

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) has planned to acquire ICx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICXT) for $7.55/share. Shares of ICXT closed at $6.75 on Friday, giving the deal a premium of 12%. ICx develops advanced sensor applications for homeland security and other protection software. ICXT expects the...