Grundman discusses Precision Castparts, RD-180, and Ex-Im Bank on the Federal News Countdown with Francis Rose
14 August 2015Steve Grundman participated in the Federal News Countdown on Federal News Radio where he discussed what he regards as the top three stories of that week: Warren Buffet’s bid to acquire Precision Castparts, Under Secretary Frank Kendall’s discussion of how… Read more »
Grundman participates in Defense News Webinar, “Top 100 Global Defense Companies”
28 July 2015Steve Grundman participated in a webinar discussion of the Defense News Top 100 Global Defense Companies, together with Vago Muradian (editor, Defense News), Byron Callan (Managing Director, Capital Alpha Partners), and Ronald Epstein (Senior Vice President, Bank of America). LAUNCH… Read more »
Grundman cited in Defense News, “Top 100: Defense Revenues Down, but Industry Prevailing”
27 July 2015Commenting on the publication of Defense News’s annual Top 100 Global Defense Companies, Steve Grundman was quoted, saying, “‘On an outlay basis, I think we have one more year to go,’ said Steve Grundman, a former Pentagon industrial policy chief… Read more »
Grundman discusses Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky on “This Week in Defense News with Vago Muradian”
26 July 2015Appearing on “This Week in Defense News with Vago Muradian”, Steve Grundman talked about Lockheed Martin’s strategic rationale for acquiring United Technology’s Sikorsky Aircraft, prospects for the government’s antitrust review of the merger, the price Lockheed Martin is paying, and… Read more »
Grundman cited in Defense News, “Sikorsky Deal Could Presage Industry Realignment”
25 July 2015“Steve Grundman, a former Pentagon industrial policy chief who now is a consultant and member of the Atlantic Council, said he doesn’t see any obvious deal-breakers, but he expects the antitrust regulators in the Department of Justice will subject the… Read more »
Grundman cited in Defense News, “Defense Firms Seek to Engage Tech Hubs”
11 July 2015“Steven Grundman, former Pentagon defense industrial policy chief and now the principal of Grundman Advisory, said the defense community should embrace a more collaborative approach to innovation ‘as opposed to just taking money and inventing things.’ In the commercial sector,… Read more »
Grundman cited in Aviation Week & Space Technology, “Global A&D Suppliers Continue Flocking to U.S.”
2 July 2015Aviation Week’s business editor, Michael Bruno, covered the most recent event in the Atlantic Council’s Captains of Industry series, entitled, “Coming to America: Global Suppliers for Defense and Security”. Moderated by the series’ producer, Lund Fellow Steven Grundman, the panel… Read more »
Grundman cited in Defense News, “Global Suppliers Still Coming to America”
29 June 2015“‘Every one of these companies is a great defense company creating business opportunities in the United States,’ moderator Steve Grundman told a select audience June 24, as he introduced the US-based presidents and chief operating [sic] officers of four major… Read more »
Aviation Week Publishes Grundman Opinion, “How M&A Is Remaking Aerospace”
25 June 2015Writing in the Up Front column of Aviation Week & Space Technology, Steve Grundman takes stock of how mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the structure of the aerospace and defense industry: “Five years beyond the inflection marked by the Great… Read more »
Grundman cited in Defense News, “Harris Completes Speedy Exelis Acquisition”
1 June 2015“One reason the acquisition proceeded so smoothly, analysts said, was the lack of any major anti-trust issues that might have given government regulators a reason to take a closer look at the deal. ‘There were no show-stoppers in the government’s… Read more »