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Mercury In Talks To Acquire Rugged Computing Solutions Provider Themis

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, December 15th, 2017

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Mercury In Talks To Acquire Rugged Computing Solutions Provider Themis

Themis Computers' products include rugged high-density servers. Photo: Themis

Mercury Systems, Inc. [MRCY] last Thursday evening said it is in negotiations to acquire for about $175 million in cash Themis Computer, a company that provides rugged computing solutions for military, aerospace, energy, and commercial applications.Mercury disclosed the talks for Themis in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the company inadvertently posted a draft press release on its website of the potential deal.In the regulatory disclosure, Massachusetts-based Mercury says the acquisition price is subject to net working…

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