Arlington Capital creates new middle tier player
Arlington Capital Partners is combining its MCR portfolio company with another government services firm to unveil a new middle tier player in the market.
Booz Allen stakes its future on convergence of speed, tech and talent
Booz Allen Hamilton has given investors a new acronym, "VoLT," to show where the government technology and services firm wants to go and how its new plan builds on the foundation laid by its success with its Vision 2020 strategy.
Maryland intelligence provider expands Virginia footprint with acquisition
MasterPeace Solutions makes an acquisition to expand its offerings and get more of a foothold on the other side of the Potomac River.
CGI Federal eyes digital modernization growth through Array purchase
CGI Federal has acquired Array to add more capabilities in digital modernization and agile delivery methods.
Peraton's systems engineering business to go it alone as new company
Peraton is parting ways with its systems engineering unit, which is being acquired by an arm of the company's private equity owner focused on the government market's middle tier.
New name, familiar investors feature in this M&A roundup
Peraton's activity in the realm of mergers and acquisitions is far from the only events to run through here as four other deals hit my inbox while I was on a two-week brain break.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: How can M&A drive innovation?
Mergers, acquisitions and private equity are important engines for innovation in the defense market, according to the National Defense Industrial Association's CEO. Hawk Carlisle explains to our Nick Wakeman how the lure of a return on investment needs to be a consideration as the government regulates M&A activity.
CACI's tech transformation driven by customer focus
As CACI International looked to grow by adding more tech capabilities, it used its focus on the customer to drive its investment strategy.
Peraton carves out ViON's as-a-service business
Peraton is carving out ViON's as-a-service business for the first acquisition since the mega-mergers that brought in Northrop Grumman's IT business and all of Perspecta.
Carlyle-backed platform makes public sector acquisition
A Maryland company best known for its specialty health care services to the federal government has been acquired a Carlyle Group platform that is investing in claims management solutions.
Podcasts
PROJECT 38: Inside Peraton Labs' applied research focus
Thanks to the acquisition of two other large companies, Peraton has gone through a transformation that includes the addition of an applied research organization with roots to Bell Labs. Hear how the newly branded Peraton Labs has evolved and where its technology focus is today in this Project 38 episode featuring the group's president Petros Mouchtaris.
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PROJECT 38: What's behind the furious pace of today's M&A activity
Merger-and-acquisition activity in the government market has maintained a stunning pace this year with transactions getting done fast and furious. Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers review some of the deals that stand out and what they say about trends driving today's market.
Sagewind Capital makes fifth government services investment
Sagewind Capital has added a fifth company to its government services portfolio in Federal Advisory Partners, a health care consulting firm.
This Capgemini acquisition eyes more federal digital transformation work
Capgemini agrees on an acquisition that intends to better position the IT services company’s federal shop for opportunities in digital transformation.
Raytheon to acquire space electronics maker
Raytheon Technologies plans to acquire a space electronics maker and this deal represents the aerospace-and-defense giant's second in less than a year focused on that market.
AE Industrial Partners acquires second unmanned aircraft business
Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners has identified a second business to further build out its unmanned and autonomous investment portfolio.
Document Storage Systems acquires to go beyond its core
Health IT services company Document Storage Systems closes an acquisition they hope will spread their wings further out beyond that core market, but also expand upon it and into other key technology areas.
Millennium's small satellite business & market are both in motion
Millennium Space Systems became part of Boeing in 2018 but remains not fully integrated so the small satellite maker can continue being itself at a different pace and cadence, which Millennium's CEO explains is mostly by design.
Booz Allen takes full ownership, control of cyber forensics firm
Booz Allen Hamilton exercises its option to acquire full ownership of a commercial cybersecurity company specializing in digital forensics and incident response.
Bluestone backs cBEYONData
Bluestone Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in cBEYONData, whose management will continue to run the company and keep an ownership interest.
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