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Data Analytics Company BigBear.ai Going Public, Plans Commercial Expansion

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 7th, 2021

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Data Analytics Company BigBear.ai Going Public, Plans Commercial Expansion

Dr.Reggie Brothers, CEO of BigBear.ai. Photo: BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai, a cyber and data analytics company cobbled together through several acquisitions last year by a private equity firm, is going public this year and is valued at nearly $1.6 billion. BigBear.ai, which is a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners (AEI), as entered into a merger agreement with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) GigCapital4 [GIGGU], which will result in BigBear.ai becoming a publicly traded company. The deal is expected to close during the third quarter, at which time…

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