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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.
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Our 2024 M&A roundup is now available
Merger and acquisition volume hit a three-year high in 2024 with 158 closed transactions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ridgeline, System High to join forces
The new, larger company will bring together data privacy, managed attribution and protection offerings under one roof.
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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.
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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.
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