2024 M&A Year in Review - Flipbook - Page 8
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We advised Airbus, a global aerospace company, on
its acquisition of Aerovel and Aerovel’s unmanned
aerial system, Flexrotor, designed for intelligence,
surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance
(ISTAR) missions at sea and over land.
The acquisition strengthens the Airbus portfolio of
tactical unmanned solutions.
Lawyers in our Washington, D.C. office led the
transaction, with support from our Brussels,
Denver, New York, and Philadelphia offices and our
antitrust, employment, environment, intellectual
property, international trade, litigation, privacy
and cybersecurity, public procurement, real estate,
regulatory, and tax practices.
We advised Lockheed Martin, a global defense
technology company, on its US $450 million
acquisition of Terran Orbital, a global leader of
satellite-based solutions primarily supporting the
aerospace and defense industries.
The acquisition broadens Lockheed Martin’s product
offering with Terran Orbital’s high-performing
modular space vehicle designs.
Lawyers in our Washington, D.C. and New York offices
led the transaction, with support from our Baltimore,
Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, and Northern Virginia
offices and our banking, capital markets, employee
benefits, employment, intellectual property, real
estate, regulatory, restructuring, and tax practices.
