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Academi, formerly known as Blackwater and Blackwater Worldwide, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1997, [2] by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] 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. [ 5 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 March 2025. American businessman and founder of Blackwater USA (born 1969) Not to be confused with the English footballer Eric Prince. Erik Prince Prince in 2025 Born (1969-06-06) June 6, 1969 (age 55) Holland, Michigan, U.S. Education Hillsdale College (BA) Known for Founder of Blackwater Spouses Joan ...
Consulting. Formerly known as Blackwater and Xe and it is part of the Triple Canopy. American International Security Corp: Woburn, MA: Dissolved Custer Battles: McLean, VA: Iraq and oil sector (at present, have ceased operations in Iraq) Dissolved Jorge Scientific Corporation: Arlington, VA: Consulting KBR: Houston, TX: Formerly a Division of ...
Triple Canopy, Inc., is an American private security company and private military company (PMC) that provides armed security, mission support, and risk management services to corporate and government clients.
Blackstone was founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman with US$400,000 (equivalent to $1.2 million in 2024) in seed capital. [2]: 45–56 [3] The founders derived their firm's name from their names: "Schwarz" is German for "black"; "Peter", "petros" (πέτρος, masculine), or "petra" (πετρα, feminine) means "stone" or "rock" in Greek.
BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment company.Founded in 1988, initially as an enterprise risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, [1] with US$11.5 trillion in assets under management as of 2024. [4]
EP Aviation based in McLean, Virginia, is an aviation company owned by Academi (formerly Blackwater Security). Assets may include an Embraer Super Tucano [1] [2] [3] and 28 other aircraft [4] including eight SA330J Puma and 14 Bell 412 helicopters. [5] Blackwater has another affiliate known as Presidential Airways which also has a number of ...
Joseph Cofer Black (born 1950) is an American former CIA officer who served as director of the Counterterrorism Center in the years surrounding the September 11th attacks, and was later appointed Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the State Department by President George W. Bush, serving until his resignation in 2004. [1]