Shield has agreed to acquire Echodyne, a radar company, in a deal valued at $5.3 billion, of which $4.8 billion will be paid and issued at closing, with up to $500 million more contingent on Echodyne meeting agreed performance targets. To fund it, Shield is raising $2.5 billion: $1 billion in Series H funding at a $28.8 billion post-money valuation, a $1 billion structured equity investment from funds managed by Blackstone, and $500 million in debt led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Echodyne's radars are built into hundreds of counter-drone and security systems used in more than 40 countries, and the deal expands Shield's Mission Systems business into radar and counter-drone markets. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
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