Tracked deals
13
13 tracked deals across 2020-2025.
Consulting Buyers & Acquisitions in Virginia
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
9 strategic · 5 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
3 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Buyer Snapshot
Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmus | 2 | Strategic and technical consultancy providing energy, wat... | Strategic |
| Advancea, LLC | 1 | Association advisory firm specializing in affinity progra... | Strategic |
| Aprio | 1 | Business advisory and accounting firm providing advisory,... | Strategic |
| Bain Capital Private Equity | 1 | Global private equity firm that makes control and growth ... | PE |
| Bow River Capital | 1 | Private alternative asset manager focused on lower middle... | PE |
| Compliance Risk Concepts (CRC) | 1 | Enterprise risk, compliance and business consulting firm ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| ITA International | 1 | Federal contractor and professional services firm deliver... | Strategic |
| Investcorp | 1 | Global alternative investment manager focused on private ... | PE |
| Ocean Tomo, LLC | 1 | Provides financial expert, management consulting, and adv... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) | 1 | Canadian public pension investment manager investing acro... | Investor |
Acquisition Volume in Consulting in Virginia by Year
Last 6 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- Compliance Risk Concepts (CRC)
- Target
- Oyster Consulting, LLC
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Compliance Risk Concepts (CRC), a New York-based enterprise risk and compliance consulting firm, has acquired Oyster Consulting, LLC, a Glen Allen, Virginia strategic consulting and operations partner for financial services. The deal — completed June 20, 2025 — creates the combined CRC-Oyster platform to expand capabilities, regulatory technology offerings and professional capacity for financial services clients; CRC is PE-backed following a January 2024 growth investment from MidOcean Partners.
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June 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Aprio
- Target
- Nextfed, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Aprio has acquired Nextfed, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-area strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm focused on commercial aerospace, defense, and government services. The deal expands Aprio's advisory capabilities in national security, defense and aerospace markets and establishes a new Arlington, Virginia office to strengthen its presence in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
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November 13, 2024
- Buyer
- Tyto Athene, LLC
- Target
- Key Solutions, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Tyto Athene, a Herndon, Virginia-based federal systems integrator and portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Key Solutions, Inc. (KSI), a Washington, D.C.-area bid and proposal development consulting firm. The add-on strengthens Tyto's Proposal Center of Excellence and capture/proposal capabilities to accelerate growth in the government contracting market.
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October 1, 2024
- Buyer
- Cadmus
- Target
- Ventera
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cadmus has acquired Ventera, a Virginia-based technology consulting firm, and will establish Ventera as a new Technology Solutions Division led by Ventera's CEO Robert Acosta. The deal brings Ventera's expertise in agile delivery, DevSecOps, and digital transformation into Cadmus to expand technology-enabled consulting capabilities for government and commercial clients.
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December 14, 2023
- Buyer
- Bain Capital Private Equity
- Target
- Guidehouse
- Seller
- Veritas Capital
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Bain Capital Private Equity completed the acquisition of Guidehouse from Veritas Capital for $5.3 billion. Guidehouse, a McLean, Virginia–headquartered consulting and managed services firm with more than 17,000 professionals, will continue to be led by CEO Scott McIntyre as it pursues further organic and inorganic growth under Bain.
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February 16, 2023
- Buyer
- Cadmus
- Target
- Nathan Associates, Inc.
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cadmus has acquired Nathan Associates, Inc., an international economic and analytics consulting firm, and will integrate Nathan as its new International Development Division. The deal more than doubles Cadmus' U.S. federal contracting business, strengthens its USAID and development capabilities, and gives Nathan access to Cadmus' contract vehicles and broader operational infrastructure.
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December 6, 2022
- Buyer
- Investcorp, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
- Target
- CrossCountry Consulting
- Seller
- RLH Equity Partners
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Investcorp, together with Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), acquired a majority stake in CrossCountry Consulting in a recapitalization transaction; RLH Equity Partners reinvested and CrossCountry founders remain significant shareholders. The capital injection is intended to accelerate CrossCountry's geographic expansion, broaden service offerings (including technology-enabled advisory and cybersecurity), and support add-on acquisitions.
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- Buyer
- WestView Capital Partners
- Target
- Purple Strategies
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Alexandria-based corporate reputation firm Purple Strategies completed a growth recapitalization with Boston-based private equity firm WestView Capital Partners. The transaction will provide capital to support Purple's growth while its existing leadership team remains in place; WestView partners will join the company's board.
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October 5, 2021
- Buyer
- Advancea, LLC
- Target
- The Moery Company
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Advancea, LLC has acquired The Moery Company, an Alexandria-based consultancy and growth marketing firm serving member-based associations. The deal combines Advancea's technology, affinity programs and consulting capabilities with Moery's sales and consulting services to expand offerings for associations and accelerate growth, with The Moery Company's staff remaining on board.
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July 21, 2021
- Buyer
- Renovus Capital Partners
- Target
- LeapPoint, LLC
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Renovus Capital Partners, a Philadelphia-area private equity firm, has acquired LeapPoint, LLC, a Reston-based digital consulting firm specializing in connecting work, technology, and talent. Renovus said it will partner with LeapPoint's leadership to scale the business and expand its services (including Adobe and Workfront implementations) into a larger set of enterprise clients.
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June 29, 2021
- Buyer
- Ocean Tomo, LLC, Bow River Capital
- Target
- Veris Consulting
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Ocean Tomo, in partnership with Bow River Capital, has acquired Virginia-based financial forensics firm Veris Consulting to expand its litigation consulting, financial forensics, and expert witness capabilities. The deal brings Veris’ team into Ocean Tomo’s IP and intangible-asset advisory platform, creating a combined firm of more than eighty professionals and broadening services for law firms, corporations, and government clients.
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October 27, 2020
- Buyer
- ITA International
- Target
- Innovative Decisions Inc. (Innovative Decisions International)
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Newport News-based federal contractor ITA International has acquired management consulting firm Innovative Decisions Inc. (now Innovative Decisions International) to add decision and risk analysis, operations research and systems engineering capabilities. Capstone Strategic advised ITA on the transaction to help integrate IDI's people and complementary capabilities into ITA's service offerings for government and commercial customers.
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February 4, 2020
- Buyer
- Secretariat
- Target
- TDF, LLC
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Secretariat has acquired construction consulting and dispute resolution firm TDF, LLC and will welcome founder Thomas Fertitta as Managing Director of a new Washington, D.C. office. The deal expands Secretariat's construction consulting and government-sector capabilities and establishes a local presence in the Washington market.
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