The challenge ahead for what becomes of Peraton-Perspecta-Northrop IT
I have no doubts or reservations about the abilities of the leaders of Perspecta and Peraton, but when I saw the news this morning and read Ross Wilkers’ story on their pending combination, the thought that kept running through my mind was -- Holy Smokes, that’s going to be a huge integration challenge.
In all honesty, Holy Smokes is the family friendly version of what I was thinking.
Veritas Capital was already buying Northrop Grumman’s IT services business and merging it into Peraton. Now Veritas is buying Perspecta, where it already was its largest shareholder at 14.5 percent, and merging that with Peraton.