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Sigma Defense to Acquire EWA
- Client News
- April 22, 2024
Paul, Weiss is advising Sagewind Capital LLC and its portfolio company Sigma Defense Systems LLC in Sigma Defense’s acquisition of EWA Inc., a prominent player in the field of electronic warfare. Sigma Defense is leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the defense sector. The deal will augment Sigma Defense’s Combined Joint All Domain Command & Control (CJADC2) ecosystem for collecting, analyzing and distributing data for near real-time intelligence, enabling the company to provide a comprehensive understanding of evolving threats across the electromagnetic spectrum. CJADC2 is the U.S. Department of Defense’s approach to data integration across all branches of the military to deliver decision advantage to commanders.
The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Ted Ackerman, and includes partner David Tarr and counsel David Epstein and Erika Detjen; tax partner Scott Sontag; executive compensation partner Rebecca Coccaro; intellectual property partner Claudine Meredith-Goujon; real estate partner Peter Fisch; litigation counsel Steven Herzog; international trade counsel Richard Elliott; and environmental counsel William O’Brien.