Latham & Watkins Advises Advent in US$720 Million Sale of Ultra Mission Solutions to Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with the Cobham Ultra Group, an Advent portfolio company, to acquire its Ultra I&C Mission Solutions business (Ultra Mission Solutions) for US$720 million. Ultra Mission Solutions is a defense technology business specializing in mission‑critical software, encryption, and edge compute products. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of Booz Allen’s fiscal year 2027 (ending September 30, 2026) and is subject to customary closing conditions. Following the closing of the transaction, Ultra Mission Solutions will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Booz Allen.
Latham & Watkins LLP represents Advent in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by partners Amber Banks, Brian Mangino, Thomas Engelhardt, and Huw Thomas, with associates Victor Wang, Jonathan Kow, and Annie Kim. Advice was also provided on tax matters by partner Katharine Moir, with associate Gregory Conyers; on benefits matters by partners David Della Rocca and Megan Alessi, with associate Christina Schrantz; on labor matters by partner Sandra Benjamin, with associates Jenny Bobbitt and Imara Joroff; on intellectual property matters by partner Morgan Brubaker, with associate Christelle Tchaou; on data privacy and cybersecurity matters by partner Clayton Northouse, with associates Zac Alpert and Sarah Zahedi; on US antitrust matters by partner Mandy Reeves; on ex‑US antitrust matters by partners Héctor Armengod and Philipp Studt and counsel Wesley Lepla; on HSR matters by partner Patrick English, with senior merger control attorney Matthew Piehl and associate Jon Peterson; on trade controls matters by counsel Ruchi Gill, with associate Monica Calce; on anti‑bribery and anti‑corruption matters by partner Joseph Bargnesi; on finance matters by partner Jennifer Kent, with associate Jose Rodriguez,* and on government contracts matters by partner Kyle Jefcoat, with associate Vikhyath Veeramachaneni.
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