
Britain’s Ultra Electronics Holdings plc said on Wednesday that has acquired 3 Phoenix Inc. (3Pi) for $70 million in cash, expanding its presence in the United States and in tactical and sonar systems. Terms of the deal include up to $17 million in additional payments by Ultra based on 3Pi’s earnings growth during the next three years. 3Pi, which is based in Northern Virginia, is a supplier of specialist sonar, radar, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products and processing systems, primarily…