Triple Canopy

Apollo Global Management Acquires Constellis Holdings (Blackwater Successor) for Approximately $1 Billion

2016-09-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management acquired Constellis Holdings—the entity descended from Blackwater through successive rebrandings as Xe Services, Academi, and merger with Triple Canopy—for approximately $1 billion. The acquisition represented the complete financialization of the private …

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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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