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Engineering consultant Jacobs
Solutions Inc is in advanced talks to merge its government
consulting arm at a valuation of more than $4 billion with
private equity-owned Amentum Services Inc, people.
Engineering consultant Jacobs Solutions Inc is in advanced talks to merge its government consulting arm at a valuation of more than $4 billion with private equity-owned Amentum Services Inc, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Under the terms discussed, Amentum would merge with Jacobs' Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) business to create a new publicly traded company that would be majority-owned by Jacobs' shareholders, the sources said. The contemplated deal would utilize a so-called Reverse Morris Trust structure that would make the transaction tax-free to Jacobs shareholders, the sources added.
By David Carnevali (Reuters) - Engineering consultant Jacobs Solutions Inc is in advanced talks to merge its government consulting arm at a valuation .
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