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Amentum, Jacobs Complete Merger

Monday, September 30th, 2024

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Amentum, Jacobs Complete Merger

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The new Amentum Holdings, comprising the former privately-held Amentum and the Critical Mission Solutions and cyber businesses spun off by Dallas-based Jacobs [J], started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. As expected, the combined company on Friday announced it had completed its merger. The new company tradea under the ticker AMTM and its new executive team was scheduled to ring the exchange’s opening bell on Tuesday, according to the company’s press release about the merger. Jacobs’ shareholders…

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