FLIR makes another deal to build its unmanned aerial chops

FLIR Systems continues to carry out its stated strategy to further build unmanned systems capabilities into a core competency.

  • By Nick Wakeman

VT Group makes second M&A deal of 2019

VT Group makes its second acquisition of the year, this time of Delta Resources to grow more of a Navy footprint.

  • By Ross Wilkers

By Light to acquire training system provider

By Light Professional IT Services makes another deal to continue its strategy of growing in the middle tier, this time picking up a military training system provider.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Blue Delta exceeds goal in raising new $150M fund

Government market investment firm Blue Delta Capital Partners closes its latest fund at $150 million, more than the $125 million target and completed within four months.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Coming divestitures likely to spawn new government services players

Fluor and AECOM are both moving toward divestitures of their large government services businesses, which could draw interest from buyers looking to create new platforms in the market.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Centauri's first acquisition targets directed energy work

Centauri's first acquisition since its creation earlier in the year focuses on directed energy and laser technology.

  • By Ross Wilkers

ST Engineering's U.S. arm buys satellite tech outfit

Singapore Technologies Engineering's U.S. subsidiary purchases a maker of technology to manage satellite networks and free them from signal interference.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Orolia closes deal to add navigation capabilities

Orolia Defense & Security has acquired Talen-X in a bid to add new capabilities to its positioning, navigation and timing portfolio.

  • By Nick Wakeman
Podcasts

Inside SOS International's plan for its next 30 years

SOS International is celebrating its 30th birthday this week but has its sights beyond that milestone for the family-owned and family-run contractor. In this Project 38 episode, CEO Julian Setian tells us what he sees the company's next 30 years looking like as the market keeps changing.

Enlightenment Capital backs last year's top WT Fast 50 company

Government market investment firm Enlightenment Capital takes a partial stake in Expression Networks, the spectrum management outfit who topped WT's Fast 50 small business rankings last year.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Elbit Systems' U.S. arm closes buy of Harris night vision unit

Elbit Systems' U.S. subsidiary completes its acquisition of the former Harris Corp. night vision business and keeps the current head of that division in place.

  • By Ross Wilkers

SOS International looks both back & ahead as it turns 30

SOS International has a 30th birthday party on the calendar but is just as busy charting its course for the next 30 years.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Dinocrates gains defense comms footprint in GMSI acquisition

Technology consulting firm Dinocrates Group enters the government communications market through its acquisition of Global Management Systems Inc.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Sev1Tech makes deal to double footprint

Sev1Tech has made its first acquisition since getting an infusion of resources as a private equity platform and has apparently doubled the size of the company.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Dovel expands base with Ace Info deal

Dovel Technologies has diversified its customer base and added a group of new contracts to its portfolio with the acquisition of Ace Info Solutions.

  • By Nick Wakeman

CGI makes deal for asset management software outfit

CGI acquires asset management software provider Sunflower Systems to bring the latter company’s portfolio of offerings to both commercial businesses and federal government agencies.

Why government services M&A deals seem to breeze through antitrust reviews

All mergers and acquisitions must get antitrust regulators to clear those deals before closing, and the story of that process is very different for government services companies versus platform builders.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Leading M&A investment bank KippsDeSanto to be acquired

One of the government market's leading investment banks, KippsDeSanto & Co. has agreed to be acquired by Capital One.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Antitrust regulators seek more Raytheon-UTC megadeal info

As widely expected and owing to past precedent, antitrust regulators ask Raytheon and United Technologies for more information and documents regarding their planned megadeal.

Cubic's investment moves toward data at speed and scale

Cubic Corp. acquires partial ownership of a software company whose data storage and processing tools are in use by defense agencies and bring expanded capabilities to handle large swaths of imagery and video.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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