M&A Trends

BCS acquires Allegient in energy, defense market push

NowVertical Group lines up a buyer for the Allegient Defense business approximately two years after acquiring it.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Apogee Engineering gets new private equity owner

Apogee was founded in 2004 and largely focuses on programs for defense and national security agencies.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Cerberus buys aviation support firm, brings in new CEO

M1 Support Services provides maintenance, training, logistics and supply chain management services to agencies like the Army and Air Force.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Go beyond the numbers to see what drives company value

Brian Peirce of Rock Hall Partners walks us through what drives company value once you get past the numbers on a spreadsheet.

  • By Brian Peirce

Macquarie Capital adds science and tech firm to portfolio

The investment in Earth Resources Technology brings on a company that combines science and IT to drive new solutions for government customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Accenture Federal closes Cognosante deal

The company has stood up a new federal health portfolio led by Cognosante President Eliot Harris.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Abt makes a deal to add digital capabilities

The acquisition of TSPi adds skills in low-code/no code, cloud platforms, modern data science and AI/ML.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Why the 3 C's are so important to GovCon M&A

Tom McBrearty of Rock Hall Partners explains how focusing on Customers, Contracts and Capabilities are what drives the best outcomes in a merger or acquisition.

  • By Tom McBrearty

Excella secures investment from Attain Capital

Excella will use these financial resources to aid in its expansion efforts on the technology capability and growth fronts.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Accenture Federal puts 'scaffolding in place' to integrate Cognosante

Accenture Federal Services will use Cognosante as the foundation for a new health practice and continue leaning on commercial tech partnerships to drive innovation, CEO John Goodman tells us.

  • By Nick Wakeman

WT 360: Astrion's quest to become the next great mid-tier

What does it take to build a great mid-sized contractor? Astrion CEO Dave Zolet answers that question and explains the company's path to get there, along with his perspective on why the middle market is a good place to be.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Tetra Tech acquires industrial automation tech integrator

Tetra Tech is continuing its work on building synergies between its federal and infrastructure business units.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Special Aerospace Services buys secure communications business

Godspeed Capital Management has now backed two acquisitions of SAS with this newest move also adding a NASA footprint.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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NewSpring continues to build Bcore

The private equity firm has supported Bcore in closing three acquisitions over less than a year.

  • By Nick Wakeman

CASE acquires intelligence-focused cloud services provider

CyberKinetics opened for business in 2008 and works with clients who have strict compliance mandates.

  • By Ross Wilkers

TaxBit secures investment from In-Q-Tel

The intelligence community’s venture investment arm sees potential use cases in government for the company's finance-focused compliance software.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Special Aerospace Services closes first PE-backed acquisition

Godspeed Capital Management is working to build out SAS as a larger player in space and missile defense.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Deloitte acquires public health research firm

The Gryphon Scientific team uses artificial intelligence in their efforts to help agencies detect and respond to infectious diseases, among other biological and chemical threats.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Cedar Solutions builds tech portfolio with Omnyon acquisition

Omnyon joins several other businesses that Cedar has acquired over the years to create a "family" of IT services and software companies.

  • By Nick Wakeman

VTG seeks greater Air Force presence via acquisition

This buy represents VTG's first acquisition since the company itself was acquired by Alvarez & Marshal Capital Partners in the fall of 2023.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Private equity drives high transaction volume in 2023

The steady pace of acquisitions continues as more private equity firms make their foray into the government market.

  • By Nick Wakeman