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Defense tech, digital modernization drive GovCon M&A in 2024

Private equity firms led the charge with 85 out of 159 closed transactions as companies reposition themselves for emerging market opportunities.

  • By Nick Wakeman

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Merger and acquisition volume hit a three-year high in 2024 with 158 closed transactions.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Nightwing acquires managed security services provider

This represents Nightwing's first purchase since its carveout from RTX and with new CEO Bob Coleman at the helm.

  • By Ross Wilkers

In-Q-Tel's newest investments eye data storage and deepfake defense

The intelligence community's venture capital arm identifies a pair of companies whose creations apparently are showing promise for agencies.

  • By Ross Wilkers

SPA gains Army presence via acquisition

The Arlington Capital Partners-owned company already could tout a presence at the Navy, Air Force, Space Force and intelligence community.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Google eyes security growth in planned $32B Wiz acquisition

The global tech giant undertakes its largest-ever purchase as cloud and artificial intelligence threats evolve.

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Redhorse acquires software development specialist

This is the second transaction Redhorse has closed since it added Blue Delta Capital Partners as an investor.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Arlington Capital reveals its new defense tech company

The same investment firm that is selling BlueHalo to AeroVironment is now ready to showcase GRVTY, a specialist in geospatial and signals intelligence.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Bluestaq takes in new minority owner

One Bow River's new private equity fund is now a backer of Bluestaq and one of nearly a dozen that participates in an investment program focused on the military's key tech priorities.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Shield AI closes $240M investment round

The 10-year-old defense tech unicorn's lineup of backers now includes L3Harris Technologies.

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Epirus collects $250M in Series D capital to scale up production

The seven-year-old startup is pushing to further develop and make more of its Leonidas system, which works to fire lasers and other pulses at adversaries' drones.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Riverside Research acquires secure hardware provider

Riverside is seeking to accelerate its development of new mobile devices and bring virtualization techniques further out to the edge.

  • By Ross Wilkers

General Atomics acquires signal processing tech provider

North Point Defense started in 2012 to develop automation-centric technologies for defense and intelligence operators.

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VTG acquires intelligence community IT services company

This is VTG’s third purchase with the backing of its majority owner, the private equity firm Alvarez & Marshal Capital.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Saronic wraps up $600M Series C round

The autonomous vessel startup envisions itself as a main actor in the push to reinvigorate U.S. shipbuilding and sees its future Port Alpha shipyard as part of that.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Dynamic Integrated Services seeks modernization growth via acquisition

Vital Edge Solutions' cofounder is joining the DIS team as the buyer looks to expand its IT practice.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Ridgeline, System High to join forces

The new, larger company will bring together data privacy, managed attribution and protection offerings under one roof.

  • By Ross Wilkers

EnCharge AI collects $100M in Series B capital

This chipmaking startup's network of backers includes In-Q-Tel and RTX Ventures, a fact worth highlighting given their connections to potential government end users.

  • By Ross Wilkers

K2 Space closes $110M Series B round

The three-year-old startup will work to scale up its manufacturing capacity and team ahead of a planned Space Force mission for 2026.

  • By Ross Wilkers

SMX acquires budget management tech provider

CBEYONData started in 2010 to help agencies implement new processes and tech tools for their business functions.

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Onebrief captures $50M in Series C capital

Founded in 2019, Onebrief is pushing to further develop its software for military staff in their planning and other operational activities.

  • By Ross Wilkers