Highlander Partners Acquires Liteye Systems
November 28, 2022
Highlander Partners, through its newly formed High Point Aerotechnologies division, acquired Liteye Systems, a U.S.-based developer and integrator of counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS). The transaction marks the first investment by High Point as Highlander pursues a buy-and-build strategy to create a platform in the C-UAS/UAS and related defense markets to support government and military customers.
- Buyers
- Highlander Partners, L.P.
- Targets
- Liteye Systems, Inc.
- Platforms
- High Point Aerotechnologies LLC
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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