Tracked deals
175
175 tracked deals across 2025.
Tracked deals
175
175 tracked deals across 2025.
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
147 strategic · 80 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
202 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Buyer Snapshot
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Capital Partners | 3 | Washington D.C.-area private investment firm specializing... | PE |
| Falfurrias Management Partners | 3 | Operationally focused middle-market private equity firm i... | PE |
| Godspeed Capital Management LP | 3 | Lower middle-market private equity firm focused on defens... | PE |
| Apella Wealth | 2 | National registered investment adviser (RIA) providing we... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Enlightenment Capital | 2 | Private equity firm focused on middle-market investments ... | PE |
| Flagstop Car Wash | 2 | Regional express car wash operator with a membership (Unl... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Landscape Workshop | 2 | Commercial grounds management and landscaping platform op... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| RF Investment Partners | 2 | Lower-middle-market private capital firm providing flexib... | PE |
| Sammons Financial Group | 2 | Privately owned financial services holding company provid... | Strategic |
| Sila Services, LLC | 2 | Home‑services platform operating 40+ brands providing HVA... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
Last 10 years
Supporting Data
Platinum Equity completed the acquisition of Owens & Minor’s Products & Healthcare Services (P&HS) segment, creating a privately held standalone company operating under the Owens & Minor brand. The seller retained a 5% equity stake, and the acquired business is expected to be rebranded as Accendra Health, Inc. effective December 31, 2025.
BigBear.ai completed the acquisition of Ask Sage, a secure generative AI platform for defense and regulated environments, for $250 million in cash. The deal expands BigBear.ai's mission-ready AI portfolio by adding Ask Sage's secure generative AI workflows and agentic capabilities for government and regulated commercial customers.
Apella Wealth announced that PBMares Wealth Management, the wealth management division of PBMares LLP based in Williamsburg, Virginia, has joined Apella, expanding the firm's Mid‑Atlantic presence. The deal closed December 31, 2025 and brings Apella closer to $10 billion in assets under management while adding advisory and CPA expertise to its platform.
J.C. Flowers & Co., a private investment firm focused on financial services, has acquired Admiral Group’s U.S. motor insurance business—Elephant Insurance Company and Elephant Insurance Services—effective 31 December 2025. Admiral sold the business to focus on opportunities in the UK and continental Europe while J.C. Flowers plans to support Elephant’s growth in the U.S. personal auto market.
Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC (ACM), a mortgage lender affiliated with FVCbank, has acquired Tidewater Mortgage Services, Inc., a Coastal Virginia-based residential mortgage lender. The deal adds approximately 45 loan officers and support staff, expands ACM’s footprint in the Mid‑Atlantic and Southeast, and is expected to be accretive to ACM’s production in 2026.
ATIS, a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), has acquired Bayline Lift Technologies, an independent elevator inspection and consulting firm headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. The add-on strengthens ATIS's footprint in the Mid-Atlantic and expands its inspection and consulting capabilities for government and private-sector clients.
Oakline Properties, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, has acquired Drucker + Falk, a Top-50 NMHC multifamily and commercial property management firm. The transaction brings D+F into Oakline's platform (increasing the platform to 65,000+ units managed) while the Drucker and Falk families will remain actively involved in the business.
NFP, an Aon company, has acquired Alan J. Zuccari, Inc. dba Hamilton Insurance Agency, a Fairfax, Virginia-based insurance brokerage specializing in senior living and long-term care. The deal brings Hamilton's risk management, integrated benefits administration technology (BeneLink Connect) and Electronic Risk Management Assistant into NFP's platform to expand capabilities for senior housing and long-term care clients.
Stout has acquired Pointe Advisory, a strategic advisory firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, adding nearly 100 professionals and establishing a new Stout Strategy practice. The deal, which closed on December 16, 2025, expands Stout's capabilities in growth strategy, commercial and vendor due diligence, market intelligence, and value-creation consulting for private equity sponsors and corporate clients.
Godspeed Capital Management LP has made a strategic growth investment in NextPoint Group (NPG), a Herndon, Virginia-based provider of AI-powered software, cloud modernization, and mission-critical network capabilities for the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. Financial terms were not disclosed; NPG CEO Ron Kattas and other management will retain meaningful ownership while Godspeed partners to build NPG into a mission-technology platform and expand its offerings.
Trivest Partners and Lunchline Partners have launched Lunchline Youth Brands, a new platform to scale early childhood education and youth enrichment franchisors, and announced a strategic growth investment in LeafSpring Schools. LeafSpring, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, is a franchisor of early education programs and summer camps across the Southeastern United States and will join the new platform to support accelerated growth and franchise expansion.
EQT Foundation has made a catalytic growth-stage investment in Overview Energy, a Virginia-based deep tech company developing satellites to beam solar energy from space to Earth. The funding will support Overview's path toward commercial deployment of its continuous space-based solar power beaming technology and help scale its technology for utility, data center and resilience markets.
MANTECH, a mission-focused provider of cyber, AI and technology solutions, has acquired Elder Research, a data science and AI services firm serving Fortune 500 and U.S. government clients. The acquisition expands MANTECH's Data and AI Practice by adding Elder Research's applied AI capabilities, talent and training offerings to accelerate delivery of real-world AI solutions.
RPM Freight Systems has acquired Professional Automotive Relocation Services (PARS), combining RPM's finished-vehicle logistics platform with PARS' fleet relocation and lifecycle services. The deal, backed by RPM investors Trive Capital and Bluejay Capital, expands RPM's service portfolio to include driveaway, vehicle storage, titling and registration; terms were not disclosed.
Red River has acquired Invictus, a national security services provider specializing in cyber, intelligence and enterprise modernization, to strengthen its Government Technology Systems capabilities. Invictus will operate as "Invictus, a Red River Company," bringing talent and mission-focused capabilities that expand Red River's AI-enabled cybersecurity and national security modernization offerings to Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and federal civilian customers.
Verdantas, a Sterling Investment Partners-backed environmental and engineering consulting platform, has acquired Crawford Environmental Services (CES), a Roanoke, Virginia-based firm specializing in site assessment, remediation, emergency response, and compliance services. The add-on expands Verdantas' technical capabilities and geographic footprint—enhancing support for federal, industrial, and commercial clients across 18 states.
Woven Solutions, a Reston, Virginia-based provider of AI-enabled mission software, has acquired Cystemic Security to expand its cyber forensics and managed attribution capabilities. The deal — Woven's first acquisition after a strategic investment from Falfurrias Management Partners — strengthens its ability to deliver end-to-end cyber tooling and managed attribution solutions for U.S. national security and intelligence customers.
Connectbase has acquired Cloud Age, a telecom invoice automation and spend-management SaaS provider, integrating Cloud Age's spend-intelligence and invoice-normalization capabilities into Connectbase's connectivity transaction platform. Equality Asset Management (EAM) made a strategic investment in Connectbase to support the acquisition and accelerate global expansion.
Synergy ECP, a Columbia, Maryland-based federal IT and cybersecurity provider, has acquired NetServices, a nearly 30-year provider of secure technology solutions for defense, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. The transaction was supported by Synergy ECP's financial partner Falfurrias Management Partners and expands Synergy's technical capabilities across cloud migration, Zero Trust, DevSecOps, AI/ML, and enterprise IT operations.
Naviant, a Madison-based intelligent automation and process consulting firm, has acquired Versivo, a business process automation provider headquartered in Gainesville, Virginia. The deal brings Versivo's team and Versiform eForm/cloud solutions into Naviant's portfolio to expand its automation, AI and content-management capabilities.
Flagstop Car Wash announced the acquisition of three regional car wash businesses—Dave's Auto Spa, Clean Machine and Aqua Wash—and opened a new site in Ashland, Virginia. The deals expand Flagstop's footprint across Central Virginia (including Charlottesville), support conversion of acquired sites to its express model, and build on prior investment from Garnett Station Partners.
VTG, a Virginia-based national security solutions provider backed by A&M Capital Partners, has acquired Miklos Systems, Inc. (MSI), a Fairfax, Virginia software and systems engineering firm that serves the Intelligence Community. The deal brings MSI's employee-owned engineering, cloud, cybersecurity, and data science capabilities into VTG to deepen technical capabilities and scale mission-focused services for defense and intelligence customers.
Beacon Pointe Advisors has acquired Hemington Wealth Management, a female-founded RIA with approximately $1.2 billion in client assets and a 16-person team operating from Falls Church, Virginia and Chicago, Illinois. The deal, which closed November 15, 2025, increases Beacon Pointe's assets under advisement to about $55 billion and strengthens its women-centered advisory capabilities.
TekSynap Corporation has completed the acquisition of JBA, Inc., a veteran-owned technology engineering firm that provides cyber operations and specialized IT services supporting the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The deal expands TekSynap’s mission portfolio and footprint across FBI programs and federal mission locations, adding capabilities in cyber operations, systems engineering, network engineering, cloud and software development.
Rootstock Software has acquired Praxis Solutions, LLC, a Salesforce consulting and implementation firm. Praxis founder Ohad Idan will join Rootstock as Vice President of Product and the Praxis consulting team will be integrated into Rootstock’s Global Professional Services to deepen Salesforce ecosystem expertise and expand professional services capacity.
Veritas Capital, via affiliates of The Veritas Capital Vantage Fund, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MetroStar Systems, LLC, an AI-enabled digital transformation services and software provider serving U.S. Defense and National Security agencies. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2025, subject to customary regulatory approvals, and MetroStar will operate as a platform company within Veritas’ Vantage Fund.
ARMADA Parent Inc., a PE-backed maritime and defense services platform majority owned by Carlyle and Stellex Capital Management, has acquired Poseidon Industrial LLC. The acquisition strengthens ARMADA's ship repair, modernization, and systems-integration capabilities to better support U.S. Navy and defense programs.
Movano Inc. and Corvex, Inc. announced a definitive all-stock merger to create a publicly traded, pure-play secure AI infrastructure platform. The combined company will be renamed Corvex, Inc. and is expected to be led by Corvex’s executive team, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, together with its subsidiary Neenah Foundry Company, have acquired Bingham & Taylor (also referenced as Bingham 26 Taylor), a 175-year-old manufacturer of meter and valve access products for water and gas utilities. The acquisition brings Bingham & Taylor's cast iron and plastics manufacturing capabilities into the buyers' waterworks portfolio while keeping the Bingham & Taylor brand and operations in Culpeper, Virginia.
Glassbox, a provider of digital experience analytics, has acquired Anodot, a real-time anomaly detection company that uses unsupervised machine learning. The integration will embed Anodot’s anomaly-detection engine into Glassbox’s platform to provide earlier, more granular detection of user-behavior, performance and business anomalies for enterprise customers.
Presidio has acquired Achieve One, a Virginia-based systems integrator and cloud solutions provider, to expand its Mid-Atlantic presence and deepen cloud and modern platform capabilities. The deal brings Achieve One’s technical certifications and customer relationships across public sector, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare into Presidio’s broader services and partner ecosystem.
Incline Equity Partners has made a private equity investment in Advanced Solutions International (ASI), a cloud engagement-management software provider serving associations, trade unions and nonprofit organizations. Incline will partner with ASI’s management team to support product expansion, innovation and continued growth of ASI’s iMIS and complementary cloud offerings.
Sorren announced that Healthworks, a healthcare consulting firm with more than 20 years of experience in valuation, litigation support and hospital-physician integration, has joined Sorren. The acquisition expands Sorren’s healthcare advisory and expert witness capabilities, adding deep expertise in physician compensation, trauma services, and litigation support to Sorren’s national advisory platform.
Sterling Investment Partners closed a single-asset continuation vehicle recapitalization of XKIG, co-led by HarbourVest Partners, StepStone Group and ICONIQ, with additional funding from Churchill Asset Management. Sterling principals, Sterling's latest buyout fund and the XKIG management team also invested; the transaction provides capital to support XKIG's continued growth, geographic expansion and service capability investments.
Lynk Global and Omnispace announced plans to merge to deliver next-generation global direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity, combining Lynk’s multi-spectrum satellite technology with Omnispace’s licensed S-band spectrum footprint. The merger closed on August 14, 2026, and the newly combined company launched as Elveo Mobile.
Tecta America, the national commercial roofing leader, has acquired Skyline Roofing, a Rockingham, Virginia-based commercial roofing contractor founded in 2006. Skyline will operate as Skyline Roofing, a Tecta America company, with Kevin Weaver remaining as president and the existing leadership team and employees retained.
Security 101, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Security & Energy Technologies Corporation (SETEC), a Chantilly, Virginia–based systems integrator that serves commercial and federal government clients. The deal — Security 101's 19th strategic acquisition — strengthens the buyer's presence in the Washington, D.C. corridor and positions SETEC to pursue larger, more complex federal and commercial projects under Security 101's national platform.
King Risk Partners, a national insurance brokerage based in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Jenkins Insurance, an independent agency in Harrisonburg, Virginia, to expand its footprint in the state. The acquisition is intended to combine Jenkins' local client relationships and service with King's scale and infrastructure while maintaining continuity for clients.
Sigma Defense Systems has acquired Aries Defense to expand its tactical-edge ISR and CJADC2 capabilities by integrating Aries' field-proven video and sensor integration products into Sigma's Olympus DevSecOps ecosystem. The deal strengthens real-time ISR capture, networking, and distribution for scalable UAV and unattended sensor operations, improving situational awareness for U.S. defense customers.
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.
O2 Investment Partners has completed an acquisition and strategic partnership with Dynamic Drain Technologies (DDT), a trenchless pipe rehabilitation and CIPP services provider headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia; terms were not disclosed. Graycliff Partners provided a unitranche debt facility and equity co-investment to support O2's acquisition, and O2 intends to scale DDT organically and via add-on acquisitions across adjacent geographies and service lines.
Cerity Partners, a New York–based independent wealth management firm, announced a merger with Oak Hill Wealth Advisors of Lansdowne, Virginia. The deal expands Cerity Partners' presence in the Washington, D.C. market and brings Oak Hill's team (seven professionals) and wealth management capabilities into the Cerity platform.
AEA Investors' Middle Market Private Equity team and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) have acquired Pave America, a leading U.S. commercial paving maintenance services provider, from Trivest Partners and Shoreline Equity Partners. Trivest and Shoreline will retain minority stakes alongside management, and AEA/BCI said they will support accelerated growth both organically and via strategic acquisitions; terms were not disclosed.
RelaDyne has acquired Domestic Fuels & Lubes, a regional distributor of commercial fuels, lubricants and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. The deal expands RelaDyne’s regional density in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S., adding three locations across southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina to its national distribution platform.
V2X completed its acquisition of QinetiQ’s U.S. Intelligence business, which provides data engineering, intelligence mission support, and cyber solutions for the Intelligence Community. The transaction is valued at approximately $24 million net of estimated tax benefits and adds about 70 skilled professionals to V2X.
BNP Associates, a Godspeed Capital-backed air transportation design and engineering platform, has acquired Studdiford Technical Solutions (STS), a specialized aviation consulting firm focused on baggage and material handling and transportation security. The add-on expands BNP's terminal design capabilities, brings STS's TSA and airline customer relationships, and enhances the platform's technology and commissioning expertise.
AMP Robotics Corporation has acquired the Portsmouth operations of RDS of Virginia, LLC, expanding AMP's local recycling and mixed-waste processing capabilities in South Hampton Roads. The acquisition supports AMP's AMP ONE AI-powered sorting operations in Portsmouth and aims to increase processing tonnage and diversion rates at the facility.
Privia Health Group, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) business from Evolent Health, Inc. The ACO business serves over 120,000 attributed lives through the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and other Medicare Advantage/commercial programs.
Cyberbit has acquired RangeForce, combining two leading cyber range and training platforms to create an AI-powered operational cyber readiness offering for enterprises and governments. The deal is backed by Cyberbit's financial sponsors, Charlesbank Capital Partners and Claridge, and RangeForce will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyberbit.
Private investment firms Theatre Capital and Trajectory Capital have completed the purchase of key assets of Association Analytics, forming A2 Holdco LLC to own and operate the business. The firms will partner with CEO Alex DeBarr and the existing management team to invest in and evolve the Acumen analytics platform, accelerate implementations, and enhance customer service.
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