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MZ North America handled Airship AI as the video, sensor and data management surveillance company went public via a SPAC merger with BYTE Acquisition Corp.
Redmond, WA-based Airship counts the Depts. of Justice, Defense and Homeland Security, as well as local law enforcement agencies and Fortune 500 companies (FedEx and Home Depot) as customers.
In December, Airship landed a $10.9M pact with the DHS to provide real-time intelligence systems along the US borders.
Airship CEO Paul Allen said the company has a $163M pipeline, and operates in a $7B software/hardware market.
He expects the NASDAQ listing will boost Airship’s visibility, selling opportunities and financial flexibility.
MZ’s Chris Tyson and Larry Holub represented Airship.
C Street Advisory handles iRobot Corp as the marketer of the Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner files Chapter 11 after being squeezed by cheaper competitors.
Joele Frank represents Confluent Inc. as the Mountain View, CA-based data streaming platform company agrees to be acquired by IBM in a deal with an enterprise value of $11B.
Tom Johnson, who has headed H/Advisors Abernathy since 2016, will join FGS Global as global head of private capital & financial services, effective Dec. 16.
Brunswick Group and Gagnier Communications are handling Paramount’s $30 cash per-share offer for all of Warner Bros Discovery, topping Netflix $27.50 cash/stock transaction.
ICR Inc. handles communications for Enhanced Ltd, which plans to run Olympic-type competitions with athletes using performance-enhancing drugs, as it goes public in a SPAC deal valued at $1.2B via a merger with A Paradise Acquisition Corp. of Hong Kong.
