Wisk Aero Acquires SkyGrid

Archer Aviation to Acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid Subsidiaries

August 10, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Archer Aviation signed definitive agreements to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal is intended to create an end-to-end “physical AI” platform for aerospace and defense by combining autonomy and airspace intelligence capabilities from the acquired businesses with Archer’s aviation AI foundation model ZEE. In connection with the transaction, Boeing will take an equity stake in Archer and enter a technology-sharing collaboration.

ConnectWise Acquires Axcient and SkyKick to Bolster Data Protection and Cybersecurity

September 10, 2024

Cybersecurity

ConnectWise announced definitive agreements to acquire Axcient and SkyKick, expanding its data protection, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities for managed service providers (MSPs). The deals bring Axcient (formerly a K1 portfolio company) and SkyKick into the ConnectWise product portfolio to integrate backup, BCDR, and cloud backup capabilities into the ConnectWise Asio platform, strengthening ConnectWise's cybersecurity and data resilience offerings for MSPs and their SMB clients.

Wisk Aero Acquires Verocel Inc.

June 25, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Wisk Aero has acquired Verocel Inc., a software verification and validation (V&V) firm that specializes in certification of high-integrity aerospace software. The acquisition brings over 50 specialized engineers and Verocel's qualified VeroTrace toolset into Wisk to accelerate certification of Wisk's Generation 6 autonomous eVTOL and provide enduring software-certification capability for the Boeing ecosystem.

Aero 3, Inc. (GenNx360) Acquires Skywheels Ltd.

November 14, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Aero 3, Inc., a GenNx360 Capital Partners portfolio company and parent of AeroRepair, Aircrafters and Hemico, has acquired Skywheels Ltd., a Cheshire, England-based wheel and brake repair and overhaul provider for the aviation industry. The acquisition adds a U.K./EMEA footprint to Aero 3's existing North American network and is intended to expand Aero 3's product, parts exchange and MRO capabilities across Europe.

MiQ Acquires AirGrid

November 3, 2022

Data & Analytics

MiQ, the programmatic media partner, has acquired UK-based AirGrid, a privacy-first, edge-powered audience platform that enables cookieless audience creation and activation for publishers and marketers. The acquisition adds machine-learning driven, publisher-focused identity and activation capabilities to MiQ's cookieless product suite and follows MiQ's recent PE investment from Bridgepoint.

AeroVironment Acquires Planck Aerosystems

August 17, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

AeroVironment, Inc. has acquired Planck Aerosystems, a San Diego-based developer of advanced unmanned aircraft navigation and autonomy solutions. The acquisition will accelerate AeroVironment's autonomy capabilities by integrating Planck's embedded Autonomous Control Engine (ACE) and other technologies into its medium unmanned aircraft systems (MUAS) business, expanding capability for operations from moving platforms and in GPS-denied environments.