HANOVER, Md., Nov. 2, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KEYW Corporation (Nasdaq:KEYW) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Sycamore US ( www.sycamore.us ), a distinguished, privately held provider of cyber solutions to the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). The boards of directors of both companies have approved the transaction, which is expected to close in November 2010, subject to final approval by Sycamore's stockholders and the completion and execution of definitive transaction documentation.
Sycamore was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD. They offer a broad range of cyber solutions and support including aerospace software engineering, cybersecurity, independent verification and validation, systems engineering, and risk management. Sycamore has generated $16.5 million in revenue in the first nine months of 2010 (unaudited), and is projected to deliver 2011 revenue in the range of $25-28 million. The Company has consistently delivered profitability in line with our previous acquisitions. They have approximately 156 employees, of whom approximately 133 have security clearances, primarily at the highest level of TS/SCI.
"Sycamore will be our 8th acquisition since the founding of KEYW in August 2008, and our first acquisition since becoming a public company on October 1, 2010," according to Leonard Moodispaw, CEO and President of KEYW Corporation. "Sycamore is an excellent strategic and cultural fit for the cybersuperiority solutions platform that we are building. This acquisition further expands our revenue and contract base with additional key members of the IC, as well as increasing our support with our largest customer. The Sycamore team shares our commitment to providing agility, leadership and innovation to national priority programs for defense and related customers."
Under the terms of the agreement, KEYW will purchase all of the outstanding capital stock of Sycamore for $27 million in cash and 87,500 shares of KEYW Common Stock (exclusive of accounting and attorney fees and customary closing costs and adjustments). These shares will be subject to a 180 day lock-up, from the day of the closing of the acquisition, as well as registration rights, in the event that KEYW files any additional stock registrations within the subsequent 6 months from closing. KEYW expects that the acquisition will be accretive, subject to a final purchase price accounting analysis.
About KEYW: KEYW provides agile cyber superiority and cybersecurity solutions, primarily for U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers. We create our solutions by combining our services and expertise with hardware, software, and proprietary technology to meet our customers' requirements. For more information contact KEYW Corporation, 1334 Ashton Road, Hanover, Maryland 21076; Phone 443-270-5300; Fax 443-270-5301; E-mail investor@keywcorp.com, or on the Web at www.keywcorp.com.
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CONTACT: KEYW Corp. Ed Jaehne, Chief Strategy Officer 443-270-5300