Arlington Capital Partners to Acquire Systems Planning & Analysis and Combine with MCR

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires MCR, LLC

August 24, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Washington, DC-based private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MCR, LLC, a McLean, Virginia-based provider of cost analysis, systems engineering and software development services for defense, intelligence and government customers. Arlington said it will partner with MCR's management (which invested alongside Arlington) to increase investments in core capabilities, pursue strategic acquisitions, and accelerate the company's growth.

Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA) Acquires Arena Technologies LLC

December 8, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) has acquired Arena Technologies LLC, a systems-engineering and advisory firm serving the space and national intelligence community. The deal expands SPA’s capabilities and customer access in the space domain and Intelligence Community, supporting SPA’s strategic inorganic growth plans.

Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) Acquires ManTech DARPA, OSD SCO and Select NRO Technical Advisory Programs

March 7, 2024

Government & Public Sector

Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA), an Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired ManTech’s DARPA, OSD SCO and select NRO technical advisory services programs. The transaction transfers over 180 subject matter experts into SPA’s JOID and S&ID divisions, expanding SPA’s capabilities across the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community; financial terms were not disclosed.

Systems Planning & Analysis Acquires Group W

October 9, 2025

Government & Public Sector

Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA), a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Group W, a Vienna, Virginia–based data science and defense analytics firm focused on modeling, simulation, and wargaming for the Department of Defense. The deal expands SPA's mission-critical modeling and simulation capabilities across system, mission, and campaign levels and integrates Group W's advanced analytical and wargaming expertise into SPA's national security offerings.

Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) Acquires Proximity Advisory Services

March 4, 2025

Government & Public Sector

Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA), an Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Proximity, an Australian provider of consulting, legal, and commercial services to government. The deal expands SPA's presence and capabilities in Australia—adding mission-critical public sector clients and strengthening SPA Australia's service offerings in change management, procurement and contract management, program and project management, public law, and commercial advisory.

Systems Planning & Analysis Acquires Metron's ORCA Division

September 6, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Systems Planning & Analysis, an Arlington Capital portfolio company, has acquired the Operations Research & Cyber Analysis (ORCA) unit from Metron. The deal brings ORCA's San Diego–based operations research, model-based systems engineering, and modeling & simulation capabilities into SPA's Naval, Nuclear and Critical Infrastructure sector to expand capability and customer access in naval and national security markets.