Veritas Capital has completed its purchase of CAES Space Systems and changed the name of the acquired business to Frontgrade Technologies to reflect its objectives of creating technology platforms that support national security and addressing engineering challenges facing clients. Mike Elias, formerly senior vice president and general manager for the space division at CAES, will […] More

Cubic Corporation announced on Wednesday it has accepted a proposal from Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital to increase the price per share of their pending acquisition of Cubic to $75.00 per share in cash. By accepting the proposal, Cubic has entered into an amended agreement with Veritas and Evergreen. The all-cash transaction will be valued at approximately $3 billion. 

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The PwC Public Sector business acquired by investment firm Veritas Capital in May now operates under the name Guidehouse, ExecutiveBiz has learned. Guidehouse’s website says the company will offer technology, management and strategy consulting services to multiple sectors that include the defense, national security and state and local government markets. The consulting firm is led […] More

Steven Irish was appointed vice president and general manager of defense enterprise and health solutions at Peraton. The executive was VP and general manager of financial and regulatory agencies at Perspecta for nearly three years before the company was acquired by Veritas Capital and integrated into its portfolio company Peraton.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 12, 2021 — John Kavanaugh, most recently chief financial officer at Perspecta, joined Peraton as CFO in a series of leadership appointments resulting from the combination of the two government contractors via a $7.1 billion all-cash transaction backed by private equity firm Veritas Capital, GovCon Wire reported April 30.

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Guidehouse, backed by Veritas Capital, announced on Friday that the company’s acquisition of Navigant Consulting, Inc. has been completed. 

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Guidehouse, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, announced on Friday that the company has entered into a definitive agreement worth approximately $1.1B to acquire Navigant Consulting. The transaction is projected to conclude in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Executive Mosaic is proud to induct Sam Maness, managing director of the Defense and Government Services group at Raymond James, into the 2024 Wash100 class. In October, Maness helped launch the 2023 Raymond James Defense and Government Conference, which highlighted the increasing role of private equity in the government contracting sector.

Vote for Maness as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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Kevin Kelly, chairman and CEO of defense services provider Arcfield, has been deemed as one of the 100 most outstanding leaders in the government contracting sector in 2024 by Executive Mosaic. As one of the 42 first-time inductees into the Wash100 league, he is credited for his role in the company's recent milestones including the acquisition of Strategic Technology Consulting and Orion Space Solutions.

Vote for Kelly as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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Executive Mosaic, the premier media and events organization in the government contracting sector, is honored to announce the 2024 edition of the highly anticipated Wash100 Award. Now in its historic 11th year, the Wash100 Award recognizes the top 100 industry executives and government leaders in the GovCon community for their outstanding leadership, positive impact and […] More

Last week, the highly prestigious popular vote contest for the 2023 Wash100 Award came to a close and now Executive Mosaic has announced the triumphant winner: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. This year’s competition was the fiercest yet, drawing tens of thousands of submissions and widespread attention from across the federal sector. Since the end of January, motivated […] More

Stevan Slijepcevic, president and CEO of Cubic, has been recognized by Executive Mosaic in the 2023 edition of the Wash100, the second consecutive time he’s been chosen to receive the most prestigious accolade in the government contracting arena. Slijepcevic landed his first Wash100 award in the wake of his appointment to lead the San Diego-based defense and transportation […] More