On May 19, 2021, ThayerMahan, Inc., a world leader in autonomous maritime security solutions, announced its acquisition of Wingman Defense, an artificial intelligence start-up. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented ThayerMahan in the transaction.

According to ThayerMahan’s president and CEO, Mike Connor, the acquisition enables ThayerMahan to complete its goal of vertically integrating its ability to collect, curate, disseminate, and apply machine learning tools to ocean acoustic information and precision seabed survey. Wingman’s AI capability will help ThayerMahan’s global customers in government and industry improve the efficiency with which they monitor the safety and security of ports, harbors, seabed infrastructure, marine-protected areas, and vital sea lanes.

Founded in 2016, ThayerMahan has rapidly grown into an industry leader in autonomous marine sensor and system solutions. The company has developed patented technology solutions in acoustics, electronic sensing, autonomy, communications, and data management, while providing unique Maritime Domain Awareness solutions to a diverse body of clients in government, industry, and academia.

The Wilson Sonsini team that represented ThayerMahan in the acquisition included Jamie Clessuras, Barclay Oudersluys, Mark Fitzgerald, Leah Hengemuhle, and Tamara Labanowski.

For more information, please see ThayerMahan’s press release.