ERT Acquires Sev1Tech to Expand Space and Defense Mission IT Modernization Capabilities
February 26, 2026
ERT, a Macquarie Capital-backed digital engineering and mission services company, acquired Sev1Tech, a digital modernization and IT transformation provider serving U.S. space, defense, and national security initiatives. The acquisition is intended to expand ERT’s secure, mission-aligned digital engineering and IT modernization capabilities for government customers while integrating Sev1Tech’s IT modernization and cyber resilience expertise.
- Buyers
- ERT, Macquarie Capital
- Targets
- Sev1Tech
- Sellers
- DFW Capital Partners, Bob Lohfeld (founder rollover)
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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