CHICAGO, IL (February 14, 2019) - Perkins Coie represented Boeing [NYSE: BA], the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems and service provider of aftermarket support, in its partnership with Aerion, a Nevada-based aircraft manufacturer.

As part of the agreement, Boeing made a significant investment in Aerion to speed the development of supersonic aircraft technology and design. Boeing will also provide manufacturing, engineering and flight test support for Aerion.

The Perkins Coie team included Jason Quintana (lead partner), Charlie Jackson (counsel) and Pam Wang (associate) from the Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Dana Hayter and Kyle Wood (lead partners) from Technology Transactions & Privacy practice, Mike Avent (counsel) from the Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice and Andrew Perez (associate) from the Corporate & Securities practice.

The Boeing press release on the news can be found here.

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