Coalfire completes sale to new private equity owner

Coalfire goes from being owned by multiple private equity investors to now having a single PE backer as the cyber advisory firm looks for growth in the Defense Department's CMMC cybersecurity standards.

How Lockheed sees COVID-19 affecting its partners

Lockheed Martin had a plan to help its supply chain partners get through the COVID-19 pandemic and now is describing what the crisis is doing to some of those companies.

Raytheon Technologies finds buyer for final required sale

With the merger behind it, Raytheon Technologies can now check off the final divestiture the company had to make from its to-do list.

Don't skimp on corporate development during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is top of mind for just about everyone, but the daily craziness shouldn't stop company leaders from looking to the future. Here are 10 things you can do today.

Aegis' second deal with Arlington Capital snares UAS company

On the heels of closing one acquisition, Arlington Capital-backed Aegis Technologies announces the closure of its second deal in less than two weeks.

COVID-19 to dominate the next GovCon earnings agenda

The coming rounds of quarterly reports for public GovCon companies will tell us a lot about how industry is weathering the COVID-19 pandemic and what they see ahead.

In-Q-Tel enters new quantum, synthetic data investments

In-Q-Tel makes two investments in quantum and synthetic data platforms as part of its mission to invest in promising technologies for the intelligence community.

Aegis makes first deal with Arlington Capital assist

Aegis Technologies makes its first acquisition since the company was itself purchased by private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners.

Lockheed ramps up COVID-19 response aid efforts

Lockheed Martin is increasing the support and resources it is providing to aid in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic on top of what was already committed one week ago.

Mega-deals emerge in 2020 M&A activity

2020 is just three-months old, but it might be remembered as the year of the mega-deal.

Private equity, non-traditional buyers drive key M&A trends

Activity among private equity buyers and so-called "non-traditional" consolidators is significant when looking at M&A deals happening in the federal market.

2019 M&A activity nets 119 closed deals

Washington Technology's annual M&A Roundup looks at the top transactions and top dealmakers of 2019. That fast-paced market saw 119 closed acquisitions and a notable number of companies who pulled the trigger more than once.

Who made 2019's biggest deals?

We round up all of the closed deals in the federal market in 2019, including exclusive analysis and reporting on what those deals say about the federal market.

Hard brakes being pressed on M&A with COVID-19 overhang

The economic slowdown being caused by both the coronavirus pandemic and efforts against it are causing companies to focus on themselves for the most part in the short-term and however long the situation lasts. For what was a hot M&A landscape, that means a significant pullback in deals getting done.

Opening day set for Raytheon-UTC combo

All regulatory approvals are now behind it, so the future "Raytheon Technologies" has set its first day of business as a new company.

One defense merger gets (somewhat) approved, another one closes

The aerospace-and-defense sector's largest-ever merger gets a conditional green light to go ahead, while the country's biggest military shipbuilder closes a deal that signifies a key part of its strategy.

Pandemic puts squeeze on company finances

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more companies are warning about risks to their top and bottom lines as evidenced by recent disclosures by publicly traded GovCon players.

Cyber firm ShorePoint makes acquisition for growth in CDM

Cyber services outfit ShorePoint acquires a data management and transformation company to gain more of a footprint in the government's massive "CDM" cyber initiative.

CGI makes deal to buy TeraThink

CGI Group is buying TeraThink to add more agile development skills into the global IT giant's federal shop.

L3Harris makes deal for another divestiture

L3Harris Technologies finds a buyer for another one of its businesses as the defense company continues on a post-merger portfolio review and reshaping.