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Business/Financial

ATK Expanding Sporting Portfolio In Big Way With Bushnell Acquisition

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, September 6th, 2013

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ATK [ATK] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Bushnell Group Holdings for $985 million in cash, a global provider of hunting and sports optics and other outdoor accessories, adding new products and customers to the company’s fast growing sporting business. The acquisition would significantly alter the shape of ATK’s overall portfolio. After closure, ATK’s Sporting Group, which currently consists of ammunition, rifles and shotguns, and various tactical accessories, would account for 45 percent of the company’s revenue, and commercial…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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Congress

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