Leidos, a premier engineering solutions provider, which extensively serves electric and gas utilities, will significantly strengthen its position through acquiring ENTRUST Solutions Group from Kohlberg for approximately $2. 4 billion, as laid out in a definitive agreement.
The transaction will greatly expand Leidos’ energy infrastructure portfolio. It will effectively double the size of its $600 million energy engineering business. This segment has shown steady double-digit growth and margins for eight years. This growth shows a strong need for advanced engineering and modernization services in the utility sector.
Leidos has worked with commercial electric utilities for over 20 years. We provide engineering services that focus mainly on transmission and distribution networks. ENTRUST offers a wide range of skills that cover the entire power delivery value chain. This involves all aspects, from generation to transmission and distribution, for both electric and gas utilities. Leidos will expand its utility customer base. This will help them provide innovative and scalable solutions for more infrastructure challenges.
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“ENTRUST’s engineering capabilities and customer base perfectly complement ours, and it has a consistent track record of growth and strong profitability,” said Leidos Chief Executive Officer Tom Bell. “This deal is a bold step forward in support of Leidos’ growth strategy and a national priority to expand America’s energy infrastructure, while improving reliability and resilience against aging systems and extreme weather events.”
“By joining Leidos, we’re uniting world-class power and energy engineering expertise to create a leading end-to-end infrastructure platform,” said Adam Biggam, CEO at ENTRUST. “Our combined 5,500+ energy professionals will have the resources, technology and reach to tackle the most complex challenges facing the utility and power markets today.”
Engineering and technology solutions that support secure, resilient energy infrastructure are a core pillar of Leidos’ NorthStar 2030 growth strategy. With U.S. utilities projected to invest approximately $1 trillion over the next decade to modernize the nation’s electrical grid, the acquisition positions Leidos to play a central role in meeting rising energy demand, strengthening grid security, and enabling long-term reliability in the face of aging infrastructure and increasingly severe weather events.