Clifford Chance Advises Kraken Technology Group on its partnership with Anduril Industries

Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised UK defence start-up Kraken Technology Group on its partnership with Anduril Industries to deliver a family of small unmanned surface vehicles to the U.S. Navy. Anduril will build the K5 KRAKEN and K7 SABRE at U.S. facilities and sustain and support the fleet. Anduril will integrate payloads and Lattice autonomy software on U.S. soil, configuring each vessel for the full range of Navy missions. To meet allied demand, Kraken will continue a parallel production line, designing a distinct hull variant for allied operational requirements.

The cross-border Clifford Chance team advising Kraken Technology Group comprised M&A partners Erik O'Connor and Neil Barlow, and IP counsel Daryl Fairbairn, as well as regulatory (CFIUS) partners Renée Latour and Karalyn Mildorf and antitrust partner Brian Concklin.

Read more about the transaction here.

Clifford Chance has also recently advised Kraken Technology Group on their joint venture with NVL Group to develop scalable uncrewed maritime platforms.

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