
Veritas Capital on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire federal services provider Perspecta [PRSP], which will be combined with Peraton to create a top-tier federal technology and services company. The $7.1 billion deal for Perspecta, which is expected to close in the first half of 2021, comes a month after Veritas signed a $3.4 billion deal to acquire Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] government services business, which will also be combined with Peraton. Veritas acquired the former Harris Corp.’s information technology…