Troutman Sanders completes merger with Pepper Hamilton
After postponing its original April 1 merger date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta-based law firm Troutman Sanders LLP and Philadelphia-based Pepper Hamilton LLP announced Wednesday they have merged to become Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (Troutman Pepper). Among Troutman Pepper’s 23 nationwide offices, the Richmond location is one of the newly merged law firm’s […]
Arlington stock media company acquired by Boston firm
Arlington-based stock media company Storyblocks will be acquired by Boston-based private equity firm Great Hill Partners, the companies announced Thursday. A transaction amount was not disclosed. “We have seen dramatic changes to workflows for customers ranging from freelancers to small businesses to major production studios in recent years as they adapt to an ever-increasing demand [&he[...]
Reston-based Leidos acquires L3Harris businesses for $1B
Reston-based defense contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday it has officially completed the acquisition of Massachusetts- and England-based L3Harris’ Security Detection and Automation businesses for approximately $1 billion in cash. The deal was originally announced on Feb. 4, when the boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved the transaction, according to a Leidos st[...]
Va. Beach-based DroneUp acquires AeroVista Innovations
Virginia Beach-based end-to-end drone pilot service company DroneUp LLC announced Thursday it has acquired Glenview, Illinois-based AeroVista Innovations LLC (AVI). The merged company will rebrand as The DroneUp Training Academy. DroneUp acquired AVI’s assets, employees and customer contracts. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AVI was founded in 2016 and provides in-ho[...]
Markel to acquire newly merged company
A subsidiary of Henrico County-based Markel Corp., a specialty insurer and diversified financial holding company, will purchase Richmond-based Lansing Building Products and Harvey Building Products following the merger of the two companies, Lansing Building Products announced Monday. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Lansing Building Products is a national supplier of exterior[...]
Morgan Stanley to acquire E-Trade for $13B
New York City-based wealth management company Morgan Stanley will acquire Arlington-based E-Trade Financial Corp. under a $13 billion definitive agreement expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year, the companies announced Thursday. E-Trade stockholders will receive 1.0432 Morgan Stanley stares for each of their E-Trade shares as a result of the acquisition, which […]