By Rob Curran
Shares of military contractor Emcore were set to rise after aerospace manufacturing company Velocity One agreed to buy it for $3.10 a share in cash, a 31% premium to Thursday's closing price.
Velocity One's agreement to buy the New Jersey-based provider of military-grade navigation equipment was backed by investment firm Charlesbank Capital Partners.
Velocity One will add Emcore to two other manufacturing firms the holding company owns: Cartridge Actuated Devices, which makes energetic devices; and Aerosphere Power, a maker of power systems for commercial and military applications.
Shares of Emcore closed Thursday at $2.37. Shares were halted premarket.
Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com
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November 08, 2024 07:26 ET (12:26 GMT)
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