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Trace3 enters federal market via acquisition

Zivaro and its 200 employees become the first building block of a new business vertical focused on government.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Sikich adds USPTO work in its newest purchase

The technology and professional services provider has prioritized federal market growth in its acquisitions over the past five years.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Ayar Labs captures $155M to bring light into chip manufacturing

Three of the world's most notable chip manufacturers and Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm are investors in Ayar Labs, which is touting light transfer as an answer to the artificial intelligence-energy quandary.

  • By Ross Wilkers

8 marketing strategies that drive successful M&A

Marketing expert Brian Lustig explains how the right public relations strategy can drive value of any company looking toward a successful exit.

  • By Brian Lustig

Core One acquires intelligence analysis provider

The now-500 employee company gains a new footing at the Defense Intelligence Agency, among other customers.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Former Stanley and ECS exec George Wilson starts a third chapter with cyber-focused acquisition

The veteran tech leader takes the helm of Valiant Solutions in a strategic private equity play.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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SixGen purchases software development specialist

SixGen has now completed three acquisitions in six months with the support of its private equity owner Washington Harbour Partners.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Markon buys IT consulting firm

This represents Markon's second purchase with the support of Sterling Investment Partners, which carved out the business in the summer of 2023.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Aechelon lands Sagewind's backing

Aechelon makes image and data generation systems and databases to aid in military pilot training programs.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Inversion closes $44M Series A round

Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm is one of a handful of investors in this company looking to further enable autonomous delivery and re-entry from space.

  • By Ross Wilkers

BlueHalo acquires underwater robotic tech provider

The technologies that VideoRay specializes in are also what it will bring to AeroVironment, when the latter closes its acquisition of BlueHalo.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Unanet adds AI tool through GovPro acquisition

Unanet brings in an artificial intelligence capability to its portfolio of offerings that help companies respond to solicitations.

  • By Nick Wakeman

CoreStack enters federal market through acquisition

Karthhik Consulting's team of 125 employees provide cloud security and compliance offerings to federal agencies, a new set of customers for CoreStack whose primary clients have been in financial services and health care.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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AeroVironment builds out defense tech portfolio with BlueHalo acquisition

The combination creates a larger player in uncrewed systems, technologies to counter them and space offerings.

  • By Nick Wakeman

AeroVironment to acquire BlueHalo in $4.1B transaction

BlueHalo's strategy and vision since its inception can be seen through its tagline "Transforming the Future of Global Defense" and now it becomes a major building block for a large defense technology company.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Enlightenment unveils fifth fund with $825M raised

Enlightenment Capital's reveal of its newest investment vehicle coincides with a rebrand of the workflow and regulatory software provider it acquired in the spring.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Launch, the Moon and satellites mark the week in space investments

Each of these companies are in varying stages of maturity as a business, but all have high-profile backers behind them.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Private equity firm creates company to harness tech for societal good

Gavin Long’s Pleasant Land group has acquired Livanta and DOMA Technologies to form a new company whose mission is improving how doctors and nurses make better care decisions.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Tria Federal's path in the middle tier centers on 2 core markets

The Sagewind Capital-backed company is acquiring Softrams and undertaking a reorganization to set itself up for the future, as Tria Federal's chief executive explains.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Godspeed collects $675M for its third fund

The backer of Crimson Phoenix, SilverEdge and Special Aerospace Services unveils this new vehicle for more investments.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Undersea drone startup fetches $16M to aid hiring, manufacturing push

Lockheed Martin Ventures, RTX Ventures, SAIC Ventures and In-Q-Tel are the GovCon names involved in this investment round.

  • By Ross Wilkers