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DC Capital Partners

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Private equity investment firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. DC Capital Partners makes control investments in middle-market U.S. companies serving government, defense, infrastructure, and engineering markets.

Focus Areas
Middle-market private equity, Government services, Engineering and consulting
Website
dccp.com

Tracked deals

16

16 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

11 buyout · 2 addon · 2 growth capital

DC Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for DC Capital Partners. 4 2020 2 2021 2 2022 2 2023 3 2024 1 2025 ~2 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 16 tracked deals for DC Capital Partners.

  • PK Companies Acquires Pro-Surve Technical Services
    April 1, 2026
    Buyer
    PK Companies, DC Capital Partners
    Target
    Pro-Surve Technical Services, Pro-Surve Technical Services (Pro-Surve), Pro‑Surve Technical Services
    Seller
    Pro‑Surve shareholders
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    PK Companies, a portfolio company of DC Capital Partners, announced it has acquired Pro-Surve Technical Services. The deal expands PK’s Technology 26 Inspection (IntelliSPEC) platform and national inspection footprint by combining Pro-Surve’s ProVision technology with Pro-Surve’s technical inspection, asset integrity, and compliance capabilities.

  • DC Capital Partners Makes Majority Investment in Applied AI Platform Knexus
    February 2, 2026
    Buyer
    DC Capital Partners
    Target
    Knexus
    Industry
    AI & Machine Learning
    Location
    Virginia, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    DC Capital Partners announced it has made a majority investment in Knexus, an applied AI provider serving complex, mission-critical U.S. government programs. The investment is intended to support Knexus’s next phase of growth across business development, technology, and operations.

  • DC Capital Partners Acquires Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited from Trident Maritime Systems
    October 10, 2025
    Buyer
    DC Capital Partners
    Target
    Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited
    Seller
    Trident Maritime Systems, Investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company
    Industry
    Aerospace & Defense
    Location
    Dorset, United Kingdom
    Type
    Divestiture

    DC Capital Partners has acquired Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited (AGI), a UK-based provider of integrated maritime technologies and systems, from Trident Maritime Systems (a portfolio company of investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company). The transaction will spin AGI out to operate independently under DC Capital, which plans strategic investments in technology, engineering talent and infrastructure to expand AGI’s capabilities and global reach in support of naval and maritime customers.

  • DC Capital Partners Acquires Control Stake in PK Companies Group
    September 26, 2024
    Buyer
    DC Capital Partners Management, LP
    Target
    PK Companies Group, LLC
    Seller
    Founders (Brian and Kenny Turpin)
    Industry
    Industrial Services
    Location
    Kansas, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    DC Capital Partners has made a control investment in PK Companies Group, LLC, with PK founders Brian and Kenny Turpin reinvesting equity. The partnership will fund PK's expansion across geographies, markets and capabilities, supporting investments in equipment, new facilities and growth of its tech-enabled inspection, maintenance and specialty services.

  • DC Capital Partners Makes Control Investment in C5MI Insight
    September 16, 2024
    Buyer
    DC Capital Partners Management, LP
    Target
    C5MI Insight
    Seller
    C5MI founders
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Florida, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    DC Capital Partners has made a control investment in C5MI Insight, a Jacksonville-based digital modernization and supply chain transformation provider, with C5MI founders reinvesting equity. The partnership will fund C5MI's continued investment in supply chain and logistics services and technologies to expand its work across U.S. Government (federal and state) and commercial clients.

  • DC Capital Partners Acquires AstreaX
    May 10, 2024
    Buyer
    DC Capital Partners Management, LP (DC Capital)
    Target
    AstreaX
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Arizona, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    DC Capital Partners Management, LP has made a controlling investment in AstreaX, a provider of software development and implementation services for DMV and government IT modernization. The investment will support AstreaX's expansion of its IT modernization offerings, digital identity and super-portal solutions across additional state and provincial jurisdictions.

  • Michael Baker International Acquires Tidal Basin
    August 22, 2023
    Buyer
    Michael Baker International, DC Capital Partners
    Target
    Tidal Basin Group (Tidal Basin)
    Industry
    Professional Services
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Michael Baker International has acquired Tidal Basin, a leading emergency and disaster management consulting firm. The acquisition will allow Michael Baker to expand its preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery and program management capabilities and strengthen its service offering to federal, state and local clients on resiliency and post-disaster recovery projects.

  • Owl Cyber Defense Acquires Big Bad Wolf Security
    August 22, 2023
    Buyer
    Owl Cyber Defense, DC Capital Partners
    Target
    Big Bad Wolf Security
    Industry
    Cybersecurity
    Location
    Maryland, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Owl Cyber Defense, a DC Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Big Bad Wolf Security (BBWS), a Maryland-based firm specializing in cloud-native infrastructure security and cloud Cross Domain Solutions (CDS). The deal expands Owl's cloud CDS and cloud IAM capabilities and brings BBWS's team and technology into Owl's product portfolio to accelerate cloud-native CDS offerings for government and commercial customers.

  • DC Capital Acquires Valkyrie Enterprises and Combines It with Hill Technical Solutions
    May 17, 2022
    Buyer
    DC Capital Partners Management, LP
    Target
    Valkyrie Enterprises, LLC
    Industry
    Government & Public Sector
    Location
    Virginia, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    DC Capital Partners Management, LP made a controlling investment in Valkyrie Enterprises, LLC and will merge existing portfolio company Hill Technical Solutions (HTS) into Valkyrie. The combination expands Valkyrie's engineering, modeling & simulation, C5I, maritime modernization, and sustainment capabilities to better serve DoD and allied customers and to support future organic and inorganic growth.

  • DC Capital Partners Acquires uAvionix Corporation
    March 9, 2022
    Buyer
    DC Capital Partners Management, LP (DC Capital)
    Target
    uAvionix Corporation
    Industry
    Aerospace & Defense
    Location
    Montana, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    DC Capital Partners Management, LP has acquired uAvionix Corporation, a maker of small form-factor communications, navigation, and surveillance avionics for unmanned and manned aircraft. The private equity firm said it will support uAvionix in scaling operations, expanding product capabilities, and pursuing adjacent and defense markets globally.

  • DC Capital Partners Acquires SiOnyx
    August 11, 2021
    Buyer
    DC Capital Partners
    Target
    SiOnyx
    Industry
    Aerospace & Defense
    Location
    Massachusetts, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    DC Capital Partners has acquired SiOnyx, a Massachusetts-based developer and manufacturer of ultra-low-light CMOS image sensors and night-vision cameras. The transaction closed on August 11, 2021, with William Blair serving as SiOnyx's exclusive financial advisor.

  • Owl Cyber Defense Acquires Trident Assured Collaboration Systems (ACS) Product Line
    January 5, 2021
    Buyer
    Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC, DC Capital Partners
    Target
    Trident Assured Collaboration Systems (ACS) product line
    Industry
    Cybersecurity
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Owl Cyber Defense Solutions (backed by DC Capital Partners) acquired the Trident Assured Collaboration Systems (ACS) product line to broaden its certified Cross Domain Solution (CDS) offerings. The acquisition adds the only U.S. government–approved VoIP and VTC CDS and advanced Full Motion Video (FMV) filtering capabilities, strengthening Owl's product portfolio for defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure customers.

Related Acquisition Pages

Aerospace & Defense Buyers & Acquisitions 5 tracked deals by DC Capital Partners. Government & Public Sector Buyers & Acquisitions 4 tracked deals by DC Capital Partners. Cybersecurity Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by DC Capital Partners. AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by DC Capital Partners. Acquisitions in Massachusetts 2 tracked deals by DC Capital Partners. Acquisitions in Virginia 2 tracked deals by DC Capital Partners. Acquisitions in Alabama 1 tracked deal by DC Capital Partners. Acquisitions in Arizona 1 tracked deal by DC Capital Partners.

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