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Emily focuses on middle-market to multibillion-dollar transactions, including private equity, M&A, carve outs and corporate governance. Her clients include private equity sponsors, strategic investors and startups across industries spanning healthcare, media, software as a service and manufacturing. Emily is skilled at drafting and negotiating primary and ancillary transaction documents and advising on rollover equity structuring, incentive equity arrangements, capitalization matters and executive employment arrangements.

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SciTec to Be Acquired by Firefly Aerospace

SciTec to Be Acquired by Firefly Aerospace

October 5, 2025

Cooley advised SciTec, a leader in advanced national security technologies, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by Firefly Aerospace for approximately $855 million through a combination of $300 million in cash and $555 million in Firefly shares issued to SciTec owners at a price of $50 per share.

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