M&A Activity

Keith Alexander, founder and co-CEO of IronNet, said the company aims to position itself to help customers worldwide scale their cyber defenses following the completion of its merger with LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. Shareholders in LGL voted Thursday to approve the deal that has taken IronNet public, with the combined company adopting the latter’s name […] More

BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has agreed to buy Rockville Maryland-based Intelligent Automation Inc. in a move to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies into BlueHalo’s national security platform. IAI employs more than 75 professionals who are PhD holders, supports multiple customers at the Department of Department and productizes technology via […] More

Airborne Technologies Inc, a subsidiary of AllClear Aerospace & Defense subsidiary, has formed a joint venture with service-disabled veteran-owned company VertiPrime Government Services with the intent to participate in a mentor-protege program run by the Small Business Administration and offer support services to the Department of Defense. The companies applied to the program as VertiPrime […] More

Avian has purchased redUAS, a counter-unmanned aircraft systems tactics and training company, for an undisclosed sum. RedUAS offers Federal Emergency Management Agency-certified courses meant to make participants aware of threats associated with unmanned aircraft and inform them of the legalities of using drones and counter-drone technologies, Lexington Park, Maryland-based AVIAN said Monday. The company also […] More

Intrepid Solutions and Services, a portfolio company of Bluestone Investment Partners, announced in mid-July that it acquired Darkblade Systems for an undisclosed sum and Ryan Hebert, founder and CEO of Intrepid, said the transaction provides the company access to Darkblade’s portfolio of research and development support services for customers in defense and intelligence communities, the […] More

LMI has acquired Falls Church, Virginia-based business transformation and technology company Suntiva in a move to grow the consultancy’s digital and workforce-related offerings to federal government customers. Suntiva provides services to the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and other public health and defense clients, and LMI seeks to gain new customers […] More

Arlington Capital Partners has closed a deal to acquire Texas-based TRP Infrastructure Services, which provides traffic control and roadway marking offerings to state and local governments. The acquisition expands Arlington Capital’s portfolio of operations in Alabama, Arkansas, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas, the private equity firm said Monday. Michael Lustbader, a managing […] More

Kristine Martin Anderson, executive vice president and head of civil business at Booz Allen Hamilton, said the company will continue to deliver on existing contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs and scale up using Liberty IT Solutions’ advancements in application program interface development and low code-no code platforms, FedScoop reported Friday. Martin Anderson said […] More

BlueHalo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Design and Development Engineering Services Corporation to expands the Arlington Capital Partners company’s space-qualified hardware, laser communications systems and directed energy capabilities. “DDES has established itself as a leader in developing space-qualified hardware and we are incredibly excited to partner with the DDES management team as […] More