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Research Update: Amentum Holdings LLC Outlook Revised To Positive From Negative On Proposed All-Stock Merger With Jacobs' Businesses

Research Update: Amentum Holdings LLC Outlook Revised To Positive From Negative On Proposed All-Stock Merger With Jacobs' Businesses - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Research Update: Amentum Holdings LLC Outlook Revised To Positive From Negative On Proposed All-Stock Merger With Jacobs' Businesses
Published Dec 21, 2023
4 pages (1974 words) — Published Dec 21, 2023
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Amentum Holdings LLC announced it will merge with Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) and Cyber&Intelligence (C&I) businesses and operate as a publicly traded company. The proposed all-stock transaction will increase Amentum's scale and could improve leverage in line with a higher rating. Therefore, we revised the outlook to positive from negative. The positive outlook reflects the potential for a higher rating if we view the combined businesses as meaningfully improved or leverage drops below 5x post close. We believe the proposed merger will enhance the scale and diversification for Amentum. Jacobs CMS and C&I add $5.5 billion (as of fiscal year-end) to Amentum's year-end revenue of $7.8 billion. We expect Jacobs CMS and C&I will provide

  
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...- Amentum Holdings LLC announced it will merge with Jacobs Solutions Inc.'s Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) and Cyber & Intelligence (C&I) businesses and operate as a publicly traded company. - The proposed all-stock transaction will increase Amentum's scale and could improve leverage in line with a higher rating. - Therefore, we revised the outlook to positive from negative. - The positive outlook reflects the potential for a higher rating if we view the combined businesses as meaningfully improved or leverage drops below 5x post close....

  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Research Update: Amentum Holdings LLC Outlook Revised To Positive From Negative On Proposed All-Stock Merger With Jacobs' Businesses" Dec 21, 2023. Alacra Store. May 11, 2025. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-Amentum-Holdings-LLC-Outlook-Revised-To-Positive-From-Negative-On-Proposed-All-Stock-Merger-With-Jacobs-Businesses-3105301>
  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. (). Research Update: Amentum Holdings LLC Outlook Revised To Positive From Negative On Proposed All-Stock Merger With Jacobs' Businesses Dec 21, 2023. New York, NY: Alacra Store. Retrieved May 11, 2025 from <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-Amentum-Holdings-LLC-Outlook-Revised-To-Positive-From-Negative-On-Proposed-All-Stock-Merger-With-Jacobs-Businesses-3105301>
  
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