uAvionix Corporation Acquires Iris Automation

DC Capital Partners Acquires uAvionix Corporation

March 9, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

DC Capital Partners Management, LP has acquired uAvionix Corporation, a maker of small form-factor communications, navigation, and surveillance avionics for unmanned and manned aircraft. The private equity firm said it will support uAvionix in scaling operations, expanding product capabilities, and pursuing adjacent and defense markets globally.

Versa Integrity Group Acquires Avion Solutions' Commercial UAS Operations

January 25, 2022

Industrial Services

Versa Integrity Group, a Dorilton Capital-backed industrial inspection services platform, has acquired the commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations ("Avion Commercial") of Avion Solutions. Avion Commercial — based in Huntsville, Alabama — provides drone imagery, inspection, data collection, and training services; Avion Solutions will retain its government services business. The deal expands Versa's non-destructive testing and inspection capabilities by adding unmanned aerial inspection services.

AeroVironment Acquires Arcturus UAV for $405M

January 13, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) will acquire Arcturus UAV, Inc., a Petaluma, California–based developer and manufacturer of Group 2 and 3 unmanned aircraft systems, for a total purchase price of $405 million (approximately $355 million cash and $50 million in AeroVironment stock). The acquisition expands AeroVironment's product portfolio into higher-value Group 2 and 3 UAS segments, adds Arcturus’s ~270 employees and COCO services capability, and is expected to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA and GAAP EPS in fiscal 2022.

Viant Technology Acquires IRIS.TV

November 12, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) has acquired IRIS.TV, a content data platform for Connected TV (CTV) that indexes millions of streaming video files and integrates with hundreds of publishers and platforms. IRIS.TV will continue to operate independently under its co-founders, and the deal is intended to expand Viant's CTV content identification and contextual targeting capabilities across premium publishers and ad platforms.

Lynx Software Technologies Acquires Core Avionics & Industrial (CoreAVI)

November 13, 2024

Software

Lynx Software Technologies has acquired Core Avionics & Industrial (CoreAVI), a provider of safety-critical GPU graphics and compute software for avionics, defense, automotive and industrial markets. The acquisition expands Lynx’s mission-critical edge software portfolio with certified GPU-enabled graphics and AI/compute capabilities to address safety- and security-critical systems.

UAV Factory (AE Industrial Partners) Acquires Jennings Aeronautics

September 14, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

UAV Factory, a portfolio company of private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, has acquired Jennings Aeronautics (JAI) and will combine JAI's SUAS capabilities with UAV Factory's tactical UAV and ISR platform. The deal expands AEI's unmanned and autonomous platform by adding JAI's engineering, manufacturing and autonomous flight-control expertise; terms were not disclosed.