M&A Trends

Astrion takes step toward $1.5B revenue goal

The acquisition of Axient brings more capabilities and scale to Astrion, which is looking to move higher up the middle tier.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Saronic fetches $175M in Series B round

The two-year-old autonomous surface vessel maker has big plans for the production and research-and-development legs of its strategy.

  • By Ross Wilkers

How to share your M&A story and keep employees

Public relations practitioner Joyce Bosc explains the strategies that can help you keep your people during a transaction.

  • By Joyce Bosc

KBR to acquire LinQuest for $737 million

This is KBR's latest in a multi-year series of moves to build out its space business.

  • By Ross Wilkers

AI and rockets mark the week's space investments

The venture capital arms of Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton and Lockheed Martin are among those involved in the deals.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Tyto Athene names MindPoint exec as civil group president

MindPoint executive Patti Chanthaphone will be a part of the combined company's senior leadership team.

  • By Nick Wakeman

AE Industrial Partners unveils its third investment fund

Fund III has already seen around one-fourth of its $1.28 billion size deployed into new platform acquisitions and add-ons.

  • By Ross Wilkers

J2 Ventures captures $150M for second fund

The four-year-old venture firm backs technology startups and helps them secure government contract funding to aid in efforts to scale out their creations for agency adoption.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Markon acquires fellow professional services provider

Markon separated from its former parent in the summer of 2023 to focus exclusively on federal work.

  • By Ross Wilkers

SixGen uses acquisition to grow cyber software, data product lineup

This represents SixGen's first purchase with the support of its private equity owner Washington Harbour Partners.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Omni Federal gets new private equity backer

The seven-year-old software development specialist will look to scale out its digital delivery posture with Madison Dearborn Partners' investment.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Synergy ECP further builds out cyber portfolio with acquisition

Synergy ECP also is using this transaction to gain more of a presence at national laboratories.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Acacia Group leads ID management merger

The private equity firm has combined MajorKey and Clango to form a full-service, pure-play identity and access management firm.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Private equity-backed Everfox makes its first acquisition

The former public sector business of Forcepoint plans to acquire U.K.-headquartered Garrison Technology in a move to broaden its cybersecurity offerings.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Clarity Innovations, Chameleon complete their merger

Clarity undertakes its first significant transaction as a portfolio company of Capitol Meridian Partners.

  • By Ross Wilkers

VTG makes another acquisition to build intelligence business

This is VTG's second buy in as many months and since its new private equity owner came on board.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Booz Allen acquires PAR Government Systems for $95M

PAR also found a buyer for its Rome Research Corp. subsidiary, which marks a full exit from government work and start of a complete focus on the core restaurant and retail tech business.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Deloitte acquires disease surveillance business

This marks the consulting firm's second purchase in as many months that focuses on public health.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Tyto Athene builds managed cyber service offerings via acquisition

Tyto is looking to provide a more fully-integrated approach to agencies for their network security postures.

  • By Ross Wilkers

BCS acquires Allegient in energy, defense market push

NowVertical Group lines up a buyer for the Allegient Defense business approximately two years after acquiring it.

  • By Ross Wilkers