Academi

Academi (formerly Blackwater) Merges with Triple Canopy to Form Constellis Holdings, Third Corporate Rebranding

2014-07-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Academi (the entity formerly known as Blackwater, then Xe Services) merged with rival private military contractor Triple Canopy to form Constellis Holdings, representing the third major corporate transformation of the Blackwater organization in seven years. The merger consolidated multiple private …

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Erik Prince Sells Xe Services (formerly Blackwater), Rebranded as Academi with John Ashcroft on Board

2011-12-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Xe Services (formerly Blackwater) was acquired by a group of private investors and renamed Academi, with Erik Prince exiting the company he founded. The acquisition and rebranding represented the second major corporate transformation designed to distance the entity from Blackwater’s documented …

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