BigBear.ai Completes Pangiam Acquisition: Establishes Combined Company as Breakout Leader in Vision AI for National Security, Supply Chain Management, and Digital Identity
COLUMBIA, Md. – Today, BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions, announced the completion of its acquisition of Pangiam Intermediate Holdings, LLC (Pangiam), a leader in Vision AI for the global trade, travel, and digital identity industries. This strategic move accelerates and evolves BigBear.ai’s mission to create clarity for the world’s most complex decisions in three markets: national security, supply chain management, and digital identity.
“The decision to acquire Pangiam is rooted in a strategy to bolster our portfolio through both organic and inorganic tactics, accelerate our growth in adjacent market categories and customers, and deliver increased value to our stockholders. Today marks a milestone in BigBear.ai’s journey”
The combined entity will create one of the industry’s most comprehensive Vision AI portfolios, combining facial recognition, image-based anomaly detection and advanced biometrics with BigBear.ai’s computer vision and predictive analytics capabilities.
“The decision to acquire Pangiam is rooted in a strategy to bolster our portfolio through both organic and inorganic tactics, accelerate our growth in adjacent market categories and customers, and deliver increased value to our stockholders. Today marks a milestone in BigBear.ai’s journey,” said Mandy Long, CEO of BigBear.ai.
Kevin McAleenan, CEO of Pangiam, has been announced as President, and will play a critical role in leading the combined business. “Together, we expect that we will be able to deliver broader capabilities and more value than ever to our customers and partners. We believe the combined company is positioned to be a breakout leader, with both a proven track record of innovating in our target markets and cutting-edge products in development. We couldn’t be more excited about the future.”
To learn more about the exciting future of BigBear.ai and Pangiam, please visit our websites (www.BigBear.ai; www.Pangiam.com) or contact us directly via the contact information below.
For investor information, visit BigBear.ai’s IR site: https://ir.bigbear.ai, or view BigBear.ai’s recent investor webcast regarding the Pangiam acquisition: https://rb.gy/37ugtq.
About BigBear.ai: BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on BigBear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/.
About Pangiam, a BigBear.ai Company:
Pangiam is a leader in Vision AI for the global trade, travel, and digital identity industries. Pangiam’s customers span the public and private sectors, including border protection, transportation security, as well as customers in the travel and tourism sector. Pangiam is headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia. For more information, visit: https://pangiam.com/.
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