Quiet Professionals, Spathe Systems join forces

Quiet Professionals, the technology integrator acquired by McNally Capital in the spring, is combining with another company that also focuses on requirements across the U.S.’ special operations community.

Spathe Systems opened for business in 2014 and touts its tech focus areas as including cybersecurity, cloud computing, the DevSecOps software development practice and IT network infrastructure.

Quiet Professionals becomes a 400-employee enterprise with this transaction announced Wednesday, of which the terms were not disclosed. McNally partnered with Nio Advisors on the acquisition of Quiet Professionals and this move involving Spathe.

Andy Wilson, chief executive of Quiet Professionals, will continue as CEO of the combined company. He founded Quiet Professionals in 2013.

Aaron Herbst and Mark Clifton, respectively CEO and president of Spathe Systems, will join the Quiet Professionals board of directors. Adam Herbst, Spathe’s chief operating officer, will remain in that position at the larger company.

Quiet Professionals has recorded approximately $21.2 million in unclassified prime contract revenue over the trailing 12 months with Special Operations Command representing 66% of that spend and the Navy at 32%, according to USASpending.gov. Spathe Systems' unclassified prime sales have totaled $19.2 million over the past 12 months and SOCOM represents 90% of that.

Raymond James worked as financial adviser to McNally Capital. Ropes & Gray LLP was legal counsel to McNally Capital and Venable LLP provided government contracting counsel on the buy side. Evergreen Advisors Capital acted as financial adviser to Spathe, whose legal counsel was Foley & Lardner LLP.

McNally Capital's portfolio in the government market also includes Xcelerate Solutions, a provider of secure IT services. The family office also backs GovCon names such as Altamira, FedData and Orbis Operations.