Southwest Strategies Group Acquires Kiterocket

Kiterocket Acquires Action Mary

August 3, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Kiterocket, a PR-forward full-service communications and marketing agency, has acquired Seattle-based Action Mary and will bring Action Mary’s clients and staff into Kiterocket. The deal adds senior leadership (Patrick McGuire and Melanie Wilhoite) to Kiterocket and broadens its capabilities in brand transformation, cause/social-impact marketing, and food & agriculture communications.

Stratus Team Acquires Kestrel Engineering Group

February 10, 2026

Engineering Services

Stratus Team, LLC acquired Kestrel Engineering Group, an industrial process facilities engineering and design firm with six offices across the U.S. Northwest and Upper Midwest. The deal expands Stratus' geographic footprint into the Northwest and Upper Midwest while adding specialized industrial/process engineering capabilities to its multi-disciplinary platform.

Phantom Space Corporation Acquires StratSpace

May 25, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Phantom Space Corporation has acquired StratSpace, a 20-year space systems consultancy and satellite systems engineering firm, to expand Phantom's capabilities across satellite design, manufacturing support and space program management. The deal brings StratSpace's technical know-how and customer relationships (including NASA and major defense primes) into Phantom's vertically integrated offering of rockets, satellites and space data infrastructure.

NAI Group Acquires KSM Electronics

May 23, 2023

Manufacturing

NAI Group, a Troy, Michigan-based interconnect solutions manufacturer backed by Pritzker Private Capital, has acquired KSM Electronics, a Fort Lauderdale-based custom cable, wire harness and electromechanical assembler. The deal expands NAI's aerospace & defense and medical manufacturing capabilities and adds KSM's U.S. and Mexico production footprint to support the combined company's growth.

Eqlipse Technologies (Arlington-backed) to Acquire SR Technologies

November 1, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Eqlipse Technologies, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has agreed to acquire SR Technologies (SRT), a provider of signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare (EW) products and engineering solutions. The add-on acquisition expands Eqlipse's technical capabilities for Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and federal law enforcement customers; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal was expected to close in Q4 2023.

Rocket Software Acquires Key Resources, Inc. (KRI)

March 1, 2023

Cybersecurity

Rocket Software, a Boston-area enterprise software company, has acquired Key Resources, Inc. (KRI), a mainframe security and vulnerability identification specialist founded in 1988. The acquisition expands Rocket's mainframe security capabilities and adds KRI's products and consulting expertise to Rocket's portfolio to help customers address mainframe security, compliance, and hybrid-cloud modernization needs.