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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Leidos (LDOS)

Leidos to buy ENTRUST Solutions Group for $2.4 billion in cash

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Leidos agreed on January 23, 2026 to buy ENTRUST Solutions Group, an engineering and design firm serving utilities, for a base price of $2.4 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments. The company expects the deal to close in the second quarter of 2026 and says it will be immediately accretive to revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin, and accretive to non-GAAP diluted EPS in 2027.

Key points

  • Base purchase price of $2.4 billion in cash, adjusted for ENTRUST's cash, debt, transaction expenses and net working capital
  • Financing includes a $1.4 billion 364-day bridge facility from Citigroup, with the company also citing $500 million of cash on hand and $500 million of commercial paper in its investor presentation
  • Closing expected in Q2 2026, subject to HSR antitrust waiting period and other conditions; either party may terminate if the deal is not closed by August 14, 2026
  • Investor presentation shows pro forma gross leverage of 2.6x at close

The filing

CompanyLeidos (LDOS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 26, 2026, 6:28 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-021627

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 26, 2026.

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