C3 Integrated Solutions Acquires Ingalls Information Security

M|C Partners Backs Merger of C3 Integrated Solutions and Steel Root

November 16, 2022

Cybersecurity

C3 Integrated Solutions and Steel Root have merged to create a CMMC-centric managed services provider for the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, with a substantial equity investment from M|C Partners. The combined business will operate under the C3 Integrated Solutions name and expand end-to-end CMMC, Microsoft GCC High, and managed cybersecurity capabilities for government contractors.

The One 23 Group Acquires Integrated Computer Solutions

August 18, 2025

Cybersecurity

The One 23 Group (O23G), a Willow Creek Partners‑backed federal technology and cybersecurity platform, has acquired Integrated Computer Solutions (ICS), a provider of mission IT and cybersecurity services to U.S. federal agencies. The deal expands O23G’s mission IT, secure cloud modernization, and AI/DevSecOps capabilities for defense, homeland security, and justice customers.

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Integrated Data Services

August 2, 2023

Software

Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, has acquired Integrated Data Services (IDS), a federal software provider headquartered in El Segundo, California. IDS co-founders Jerome Murray and James Truhe retained a minority stake; IDS employs over 275 people and provides the CCaR program portfolio management software to Department of Defense and civilian federal customers.

Red Clay Consulting Acquires Threat Hunting Startup C3 Security

February 7, 2019

Cybersecurity

Red Clay Consulting acquired threat-hunting startup C3 Security and integrated its technology into Red Clay’s new SecureGrid cybersecurity business unit. C3 founder Christopher Corcoran joins SecureGrid as Director of Threat Analysis to help bring automated threat-hunting and orchestration capabilities to utilities and other critical-infrastructure customers.

VC3 Acquires Inline Computer & Communications

July 22, 2024

IT Services

VC3, a Columbia, South Carolina–based managed services provider, has acquired Inline Computer & Communications, a long-running IT services firm in the Tri-Cities (Richland), Washington. The deal expands VC3’s footprint in the Northwest U.S. and adds Inline’s cybersecurity and compliance capabilities (including CMMC and HIPAA expertise) to VC3’s service offerings.

Ascend Technologies Acquires Infogressive (PE-backed by M/C Partners)

July 29, 2020

Cybersecurity

Ascend Technologies LLC, a Midwest-based managed services provider backed by private equity firm M/C Partners, has merged with Infogressive, a Lincoln, Nebraska–based cybersecurity/MSSP firm. The add-on transaction expands Ascend's cybersecurity and cloud capabilities and creates a combined organization of more than 150 U.S.-based technical and security professionals with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Lincoln, Nebraska.