New PE player enters federal market through Sentinel acquisition
Philadelphia region-based PE outfit NewSpring Holdings enters the federal market through its deal for Sentinel, the contractor led by former IBM executive Andy Maner, who tells us what's ahead.
L3 again goes to sea with another unmanned deal
L3 Technologies makes another acquisition to further build its unmanned maritime business and continue the defense company's ongoing "sixth prime" transformation effort.
System One makes second federal IT M&A deal in TPGS
System One makes its second federal IT market acquisition in less than a year, this time for TPGS to gain more of a defense and intelligence footprint.
Post SAIC-Engility question: who and what next?
When and where the next big M&A deal will happen is a natural guessing game. Now that SAIC and Engility are coming together, we can explore the possibilities.
PE firm AE Industrial makes deal for Gryphon with eye toward roll-up
Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners will buy defense technology services company Gryphon Technologies and plans to combine it with another portfolio business to follow the roll-up playbook used by others.
Lockheed venture arm spreads its wings overseas
Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm makes its first international investment through the backing of an Australia-based fund.
Defense giants make new bets on emerging space tech
Boeing and Raytheon continue the run of defense giants making investments in commercial space companies with an eye toward what the future market will look like.
SAIC taking long view in combo with Engility
SAIC certainly sees short-term opportunities arising from its deal to buy Engility, but is really focused on what happens after the current budget bump fades.
SAIC to acquire Engility
Science Applications International Corp. strikes a deal for Engility Corp. that continues a run of consolidation and megadeals in the government IT and professional services landscape.
Where Leidos' next M&A play could be
Leidos is eyeing more acquisitions as a way to fuel more growth but don't expect another blockbuster similar to the Lockheed Martin deal.
ByteCubed makes first deal with Enlightenment Capital's backing
ByteCubed acquires digital user experience company Chief. This is ByteCubed's first acquisition since getting backing from Enlightenment Capital.
Cloud security firm gets IC investment arm's backing
Cloud computing security firm StackRox receives an investment from the intelligence community’s venture capital arm In-Q-Tel.
L3 closes info security deals, quietly makes unmanned acquisition
L3 Technologies closes a pair of deals for information security companies and somewhat quietly bought an unmnanned aircraft business in its last quarter.
Lockheed ramps up investment in unmanned undersea vehicle company
Lockheed Martin’s venture capital group ramps up its backing of unmanned sea vehicle maker Ocean Aero to stay ahead of the curve in an emerging domain.
Speedcast eyes doubled government footprint in Globecomm deal
Speedcast agrees to buy satellite market competitor Globecomm to double global government sales and position for U.S. defense budget growth.
Former Black Box federal arm rebrands after sale
Arlington Capital Partners adds Black Box's government division to the investment firm's portfolio and rebrands the business.
MAG Aerospace buys Ausley to grow Navy presence
MAG Aerospace continues its busy summer with the acquisition of Ausley Associates to grow work on Navy programs.
Alion closes Macaulay-Brown purchase
Alion Science and Technology completes its acquisition of MacAulay-Brown to scale up past the $1 billion-pro forma sales mark.
Amid busy year, MAG Aerospace moves corporate HQ to Fairfax County
Fresh off new private equity backing and an acquisition, MAG Aerospace has moved its headquarters to an expanded Fairfax, Virginia site from Sterling.
How firms use M&A to protect their base
The drivers behind a lot of M&A activity can just as often be about protecting the base as it is about striking out into new territories, experts at our recent WT Power Breakfast explained.
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