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Special Devices, Inc.’s D&A Unit has been acquired by Ensign-Bickford A&D Company

Special Devices, Inc. has sold its Defense & Aerospace Business Unit to Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense Co. for an undisclosed consideration.

Special Devices, Inc.’s Defense & Aerospace (D&A) Business Unit is a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of highly-engineered pyrotechnic products.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBA&D) is a producer of diversified energetic systems for the US government and foreign militaries, as well as a subcontractor to many US primes.

Oaklins' aerospace & defense specialist team in California served as the exclusive financial advisor to Special Devices, Inc. in this transaction.

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