Mike Stone and Greg Roumeliotis write Apollo Global Management emerged as the leading bidder during a recent auction process and is currently in talks with Lindsay Goldberg for a potential acquisition of PAE at up to $900 million.
American Securities and Platinum Equity also participated in the auction, according to Reuters.
Lindsay Goldberg, a private equity firm headquartered in New York City, acquired PAE from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for about $350 million in 2011.