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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000912093-24-000097"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VIAV"
cik: "0000912093"
company_name: "VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC."
filed_at: "2024-12-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T03:49:47.835248+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VIAVI signs $150M deal to acquire Inertial Labs; expands aerospace/defense reach

## Summary
- Initial consideration $150M at closing plus up to $175M contingent over four years.
- Expected to close in Q1 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.
- Deal funded from cash on hand; expected to add ~$50M to NSE annual revenue in CY2025.
- Expected to be accretive to EPS within 12 months of closing.
- Inertial Labs offers IMU, INS, APNT, GNSS, LiDAR and alternative navigation solutions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000912093-24-000097
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VIAV
- cik: 0000912093
- company_name: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
- filed_at: 2024-12-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209324000097/0000912093-24-000097-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912093/000091209324000097/viav-20241213.htm

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