LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. (DFNS) Merger with IronNet Cybersecurity (Collective Defense Platform)
July 14, 2021
LGL Systems Acquisition Corp., a cybersecurity-focused SPAC, filed an amended registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus in connection with its proposed business combination with IronNet Cybersecurity. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021 and the combined company is expected to be renamed IronNet, Inc. and trade on the NYSE under ticker IRNT.
- Buyers
- LGL Systems Acquisition Corp., IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc.
- Targets
- IronNet Cybersecurity, Inc.
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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