Acquiring Company
ICF
Acquired Company
Creative Systems
Description
ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Creative Systems and Consulting (Creative), a premier provider of IT modernization and digital transformation solutions to U.S. federal agencies. The company announced its intent to acquire Creative last month.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed