M&A Activity

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has wrapped up its purchase of the ASC Signal business from Communications & Power Industries in a $35M cash deal.

The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) has acquired Unison, a Dulles, Va.-based provider of contract management, supply chain and procurement software to federal agencies and contractors, from private equity investment firm Abry Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Cyber engineering company Sealing Technologies has acquired Columbia, Md.-based Quark Security in an effort to combine both companies’ resources, networks and expertise in the cloud computing and cyber defense markets.

One Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Sparton's manufacturing and design services segment, allowing the latter company to focus exclusively on its engineered defense products business. Bill Toti, president and CEO of Sparton’s engineered components and products business and a previous Wash100 awardee will become CEO of Sparton as the ECP segment will transition into an independent entity upon the deal’s completion, Sparton said Friday.

VariQ, a Rockville, Md.-based provider of cloud, cybersecurity and DevSecOps services to federal, local and state government agencies, has acquired Reston, Va.-based design and systems integration firm Rivet Logic for an undisclosed sum.

Christopher Kubasik, president and chief operating officer of L3Harris Technologies and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Wednesday that the company will continue post-merger integration and advance organic growth initiatives and revenue synergies as it begins its second year of operations.

AE Industrial Partners-backed Redwire has acquired Made In Space, which focuses on manufacturing on-orbit systems, for an undisclosed sum as part of technology portfolio expansion push.

Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) plans to exercise its call option to fully acquire Vricon, a 3D data and analytics company, for approximately $140M as part of efforts to advance growth initiatives in Earth intelligence and 3D technology markets.

AE Industrial Partners has purchased a majority stake in analytics and artificial intelligence platforms provider NuWave Solutions for an undisclosed sum and announced the addition of industry veterans Reggie Brothers and Michael Buscher to NuWave’s leadership team.

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has agreed to acquire Communications & Power Industries’ ASC Signal Division subsidiary for $35M in cash as part of efforts to expand its antenna systems and other offerings across the space ground sector and expand support for defense missions and intelligence operations.