Companies

Apex, True Anomaly detail next steps after their Series C capital rounds

Both of these three-year-old space startups are looking to scale up their production postures as blueprints for programs like the Golden Dome missile defense system start to emerge.

Companies

VTG acquires radio frequency tech provider

VTG now employs 1,500 people and grows its intelligence community footprint with this acquisition.

Companies

Lockheed to acquire Amentum product unit for $360M

Amentum's Rapid Solutions team manufactures communications and other tactical systems for national security programs.

Companies

Shield AI acquires pilot analysis software suite

This is the defense tech unicorn's latest move to create more trust between human pilots and autonomy tools.

Podcasts

WT 360: How software shapes the market's M&A landscape

Jean Stack and John Song, co-managing directors at Baird & Co.'s government practice, join to go over the tech-centric areas of heated demand for acquirers and the fundamentals that drive M&A activity.

Companies

Scout AI emerges from stealth with $15M in seed capital

Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm was a co-lead in the initial investment round, from which the company plans to further pursue its strategy of integrating artificial intelligence and robotics technologies.

Podcasts

WT 360: All about private equity’s past, present and future in GovCon

Greg Nossaman and Greg Woodford, co-founders of the investment bank G Squared Capital Partners, go over how private equity has become core to the market's fabric and how business owners should approach partnering with these investors.

Podcasts

WT 360: What CACI’s acquisitions say about the opportunities ahead

Jeff MacLauchlan, chief financial officer at CACI International, explains the company's philosophy for filling gaps in capabilities and customers with the idea of investing ahead of customer needs.

Companies

PCI Federal adds tech capabilities via acquisition

The acquisition of SuprTEK brings digital transformation, cyber and other related skills to PCI Federal.

Companies

Washington Harbour Partners buys stake in debris-tracking satellite firm

The investment is the second announced within a week for Turion Space, which also builds satellites that can improve space-domain awareness.

Companies

How consulting firms acquire to iterate, and sometimes reinvent themselves

The intersection of consulting, integration and implementation is on full display when looking at our 2024 roundup of mergers and acquisitions. So too are the preceding years.

Companies

Venture investing is part of the M&A conversation too

These “deals of a different stripe” to own part of a company require the same business muscles as acquisitions: belief in a business and a willingness to put down money in support of that belief.

Companies

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.

Rankings

Our 2024 M&A roundup is now available

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

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

Redhorse acquires software development specialist

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

Companies

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.