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Qinetiq Qinetiq is to acquire two Australian defence consulting firms - Ball Solutions Group and Novare Services - for a total £9m. 03-Jan-2008 Qinetiq is to shed up to 400 jobs at its defence technology operations in the UK, as part of a restructuring into four new business units of consulting, managed services, technological solutions and products. 29-Nov-2007 Qinetiq is to acquire Boldon James, the security software company with 70 staff in Crewe and Maidenhead, for an estimated £20m. 25-Oct-2007 Qinetiq is to acquire Analex Corporation, the US defence services group, for £87m. 22-Jan-2007 Qinetiq is considering plans to restructure its underwater engineering business in Winfrith, Dorset, prompting speculation that some of the 600 jobs could relocate to larger sites in Farnborough and Portsmouth. 05-Jan-2007 Qinetiq is to acquire Ocean Systems Engineering of the US for £30m, in order to expand its Apogen Technologies division. 05-Apr-2006 Qinetiq is planning to acquire Verhaert Design & Development, the Belgian satellite manufacturer with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms. 01-Sep-2005 Qinetiq has acquired Apogen, the US IT company with 900 staff, for £163m. 03-Aug-2005 Qinetiq is to acquire Westar Aerospace & Defense, the US arms testing company, for £72m. 14-Sep-2004 Qinetiq is planning to acquire Foster-Miller, the US engineering and advanced materials company, for £92m. 10-Sep-2004 Qinetiq has confirmed plans to close an aircraft testing base at Llanbedr in North Wales in October, with the loss of up to 140 jobs. 16-Aug-2004 Qinetiq is set to acquire HVR Consulting Services, the Hampshire-based defence consultancy, for up to £13m. 10-Aug-2004 Qinetiq, the defence research group valued at up to £1bn, has appointed Morgan Stanley to prepare plans for a flotation. 10-Jun-2004 Qinetiq has won a £5.6bn contract to manage 22 weapons testing ranges for the Ministry of Defence, which will involve an investment of £150m in upgrading the sites and the loss of 500 jobs. 04-Mar-2003 The Ministry of Defence has selected Carlyle Group as preferred bidder for the £250m auction to acquire an equity stake in defence research business Qinetiq. 04-Sep-2002 Qinetiq and Rotch Property have been appointed by the Church of England as approved installers of mobile telecom masts in at least 5,000 churches. 24-Jun-2002 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008