---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-155884"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LDOS"
cik: "0001336920"
company_name: "Leidos Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:02:40.638351+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Leidos forms joint venture with Altaris/Analogic, contributing SES/IA business for 41.5% stake

## Summary
- Leidos contributes Security Enterprise Solutions & Industrial Automation businesses to JV; receives 41.5% equity, Altaris entities receive 58.5%.
- JV will combine ~1,500 employees and ~$625M Leidos projected 2026 revenue with Analogic; to operate under Analogic brand.
- Transaction expected to close in H2 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
- Leidos retains minority stake; JV aims to strengthen U.S. security screening capabilities and accelerate AI-native imaging solutions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-155884
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LDOS
- cik: 0001336920
- company_name: Leidos Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000119312526155884/0001193125-26-155884-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000119312526155884/d148240d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7744f7771f13afc2902a46bd8b924de45c657f59
  claim: Leidos Holdings, Inc. entered into Contribution and Equity Purchase Agreement with Altaris, LLC valued at Leidos Inc. contributes SES/IA Business to JV for 41.5% equity; AHP Entities contribute Analogic Hol (effective 2026-04-14).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 14, 2026, Leidos, Inc. (“ Leidos Inc. ”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (“ Leidos ”), entered into a Contribution and Equity Purchase Agreement (the “ Contribution Agreement ”), together with Leidos solely for certain limited purposes set forth therein, with certain affiliates of Altaris, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Altaris ,” and such affiliates, the “ AHP Entities ”), to form a new joint venture (the “ JV ”) combining the Security Enterprise Solutions and the Industrial Automation businesses of Leidos (together, the “ SES/IA Business ”) with Analogic Corporation (“ Analogic ”), a portfolio company of Altaris.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1336920/000119312526155884/0001193125-26-155884-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.