Bart & Associates Acquires Celestar
January 14, 2026
Bart & Associates (B&A), a portfolio company of private equity firm DFW Capital Partners, has acquired Celestar Holdings Corporation, a Tampa-based multi-INT intelligence services and solutions provider. The add-on strengthens B&A's intelligence capabilities—adding HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, MASINT and OSINT—and positions the combined company to pursue larger opportunities across the defense and intelligence enterprise (NGA, DIA, Combatant Commands).
- Buyers
- Bart & Associates (B&A), DFW Capital Partners
- Targets
- Celestar Holdings Corporation
- Platforms
- Bart & Associates (B&A)
- Industry
- Government & Public Sector
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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