A reader's guide to 'New Amentum' on its launch day
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Ross Wilkers
The government services company is now a publicly-traded one following its merger with Jacobs' federal-facing units. Here is a one-stop shop of our coverage in the buildup to the transaction's closure.
One of the federal market's most-anticipated business combinations crossed the finish line after Friday's closing bell, when Amentum wrapped up its merger with two of Jacobs' government technology and services businesses.
Monday (today) is also day one of Amentum's shares being listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "AMTM." The company has also joined the S&P 500 composite index.
Amentum's full executive management team can be seen here, and the board of directors is here.
This combination has been almost a year in the making, so here is a hopefully helpful cheat sheet of our past coverage of Amentum in reverse chronological order, dating back to its spinout from former parent AECOM in 2020.
Amentum's blueprint as a public company
A summary of what investors heard about the company's goals from CEO John Heller, Chief Operating Officer Steve Arnette, Chief Technology Officer Jill Bruning and Chief Financial Officer Travis Johnson.
New Jacobs, Amentum creation puts focus on large enterprise contracts
From the day after their big announcement: a first chance for reporters to hear from Heller about what will be important to what we can now call "New Amentum."
Jacobs, Amentum unveil transaction to form a new public company
Some initial snap takeaways after Jacobs and Amentum announced their plan, during the latter hours of Monday night, to create what we can now call "New Amentum."
WT 360: All about Amentum's tech strategy and 2 key legs of it
Bruning joined our podcast in the summer of 2023 to go over the company's philosophy and approach to working with technology, including hypersonics and unmanned systems.
WT 360: Amentum in the implementation phase of its strategy
Heller joined our podcast in early 2023 to update us on the company's next steps following the completed integrations of Amentum, PAE and DynCorp International.
PROJECT 38: Inside Amentum's path forward after rapid expansion
Under a different name for our podcast, Heller joined us in the summer of 2022 to give us an inside look at how Amentum was putting all of its big pieces together.
Amentum again hits accelerator with PAE acquisition
Some initial snap takeaways after Amentum told the world about its plan to acquire fellow government services company PAE in this transaction with a $1.9 billion enterprise value.
PROJECT 38: How Amentum's DynCorp acquisition will transform the company
John Vollmer, then-CEO of Amentum and still a board of directors member, joined our podcast to explain the rationale behind the acquisition of DynCorp International.
Amentum hits gas pedal with DynCorp acquisition
Some initial snap takeaways from our conversation with Vollmer about the rationale and drivers behind Amentum's agreement to acquire DynCorp.
How the Amentum-DynCorp deal came to be in a COVID world
Remote due diligence and a heavy leaning on digital tools aided both parties in vetting each other and this transaction, as Vollmer explained to us.
What's next for 'Amentum' after AECOM spinoff
A summary of our conversation with Vollmer about the company's plan to pursue its own path with private equity backing and the overall government services landscape.