Covington advises Veritas Capital in Sale of Alion Science and Technology

WASHINGTON—Covington is advising Veritas Capital on the sale of Alion Science and Technology to Huntington Ingalls for $1.65 billion. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2021.

Alion provides advanced engineering and R&D services in the areas of ISR, military training and simulation, cyber, data analytics and other next-generation technology based solutions to the DOD and intelligence community customers. Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. Veritas is a longstanding investor in companies that provide critical products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide, including those operating in the government services, national security, software, education, aerospace and defense, healthcare, communications, and energy industries.

Covington is assisting Veritas on government contracts and other regulatory aspects of the transaction. The Covington team is led by partner Scott Freling and special counsel Alex Hastings. Other members of the Covington team include Carl Wiersum (government contracts); Heather Finstuen, Jonathan Wakely, Charles Buker (national security); Steve Bartenstein and Jacqueline Fitch (trade controls); Libbie Canter and James Yoon (privacy and cybersecurity); Matt DelNero and Corey Walker (communications).