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Blackwater (company)

Academi, formerly Blackwater, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1996, by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors. In 2014, Academi and Triple Canopy were consolidated into Constellis Group…

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Founded
December 26, 1996; 29 years ago (December 26, 1996) North Carolina, U.S.
Founders
Erik Prince Al Clark
Industry
Private security services contractor
Area served
Worldwide
Defunct
June 2014; 12 years ago (2014-06) (as an independent company)
Fate
Merged with Triple Canopy

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Blackwater (company)

Nodes224
Edges223
Triples9
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008929
Components1

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Blackwater (company)

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Area served · 1
Blackwater (company) → Worldwide
Defunct · 1
Blackwater (company) → June 2014; 12 years ago (2014-06) (as an independent company)
Fate · 1
Blackwater (company) → Merged with Triple Canopy
Founded · 1
Blackwater (company) → December 26, 1996; 29 years ago (December 26, 1996) North Carolina, U.S.
Founders · 1
Blackwater (company) → Erik Prince Al Clark
Industry · 1
Blackwater (company) → Private security services contractor
Products · 1
Blackwater (company) → Law enforcement training, logistics, close quarter training, and security services
Services · 1
Blackwater (company) → Security management, full-service risk management consulting
Type · 1
Blackwater (company) → Private

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Blackwater (company)Area servedWorldwide1.00infobox
Blackwater (company)DefunctJune 2014; 12 years ago (2014-06) (as an independent company)1.00infobox
Blackwater (company)FateMerged with Triple Canopy1.00infobox
Blackwater (company)FoundedDecember 26, 1996; 29 years ago (December 26, 1996) North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
Blackwater (company)FoundersErik Prince Al Clark1.00infobox
Blackwater (company)IndustryPrivate security services contractor1.00infobox
Blackwater (company)ProductsLaw enforcement training, logistics, close quarter training, and security services1.00infobox
Blackwater (company)ServicesSecurity management, full-service risk management consulting1.00infobox
Blackwater (company)TypePrivate1.00infobox

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