In an effort to expand its offering of satellite-network products, a spinoff company of Rockwell Automation r
eached an agreement to acquire a Gwinnett County satellite-technology company.
This month Rockwell Collins Inc. agreed to acquire DataPath Inc. of Duluth for $130 million in cash. The deal is pending regulatory approval. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partners Steve Berson and Brian Galison represented DataPath. They worked with DataPath's general counsel, Steven Wilson. Chadbourne & Parke advised Rockwell Collins.
Rockwell Collins, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, makes cockpit display systems, flight deck avionics, cabin electronics and mission communications for the aviation industry and the military. DataPath makes satellite communications networks for the military and for commercial customers.