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X-Bow closes $105M Series B round, enters Lockheed partnership pact
The world’s largest defense company led this round to continue its involvement in the solid rocket motor maker, while Boeing Ventures also is staying in.
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Mpower Technology closes $21M Series B round to aid 'solar glitter' development
The company spun out of Sandia National Laboratories to commercialize its product for making solar cells much smaller than the norm and has caught the eye of two defense-focused venture firms.
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IonQ to acquire Capella Space for quantum network development push
The 10-year-old quantum company envisions its future network as enabling the kind of satellite-to-ground and satellite-to-satellite communications desired by U.S. government agencies.
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Tyto Athene buys compliance automation software provider
This purchase is Tyto Athene's second during the past 12 months to focus on cyber.
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In-Q-Tel invests in rare earth mineral extraction startup
China’s domination of global supply chains for these key tech ingredients helps explain why the intelligence community's venture investment arm is backing Alta Resource Technologies.
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Leidos CEO sheds light on GSA dialogue and the company's strategic priorities
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Tom Bell gave Leidos' perspective on conversations with the General Services Administration about the future of federal contracting. He also dove deeper into the company's NorthStar 2030 vision and provided (some) detail on its first acquisition in three years.
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SSATI closes a pair of intel-focused acquisitions
The buyer is looking to further build its core offerings in custom software development and system integration.
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Anduril acquires communications hardware provider
This is acquisition number nine for Anduril since it opened for business in 2017.
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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.
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VTG acquires radio frequency tech provider
VTG now employs 1,500 people and grows its intelligence community footprint with this acquisition.
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Lockheed to acquire Amentum product unit for $360M
Amentum's Rapid Solutions team manufactures communications and other tactical systems for national security programs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PCI Federal adds tech capabilities via acquisition
The acquisition of SuprTEK brings digital transformation, cyber and other related skills to PCI Federal.
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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.
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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.
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