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Private equity firm completes buy of Herndon’s Exostar
Arlington Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Herndon-based cybersecurity company Exostar, the Chevy Chase, Maryland-based private equity firm announced Monday. The deal was announced in September, and financial terms were not disclosed. It comes a little more than three years after Exostar was acquired by Chicago-based Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, in a […]
Va. Beach digital solutions company to add 300+ jobs
Virginia Beach-based Doma Technologies, a software company founded in 2000, will invest $3.7 million to expand in the city, adding about 307 jobs in the next three years and bringing its total to about 500 employees, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. The expansion will include a new 69,000-square-foot facility. Doma is currently located along London […]
Democrats sweep Va. General Assembly
Updated Nov. 8 Democrats regained control of the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates in Tuesday’s elections, likely putting a damper on Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s legislative agenda and potential 2024 presidential aspirations. As of 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, Democrats won 21 out of 40 seats in the […]
McLean tech firm Pangiam to sell to BigBear.ai for $70M
Columbia, Maryland-based BigBear.ai Holdings is acquiring Pangiam Intermediate Holdings, a McLean-based facial recognition and biometrics solutions provider for the trade, travel and digital identification industries, in a $70 million, all-stock deal, BigBear announced Monday. The move will combine Pangiam’s technologies with BigBear.ai’s computer vision capabilities and allow BigBear.[...]
Bain Capital affiliate to acquire Guidehouse for $5.3B
Guidehouse has entered into an agreement to be acquired by a Bain Capital Private Equity affiliate for $5.3 billion, the McLean-based consultancy announced Monday. The investment will support Guidehouse’s growth plans, the company said, and it will continue to operate under its current management team, which is led by Chairman and CEO Scott McIntyre. Guidehouse […]
Brick Industry Association names new prez, CEO
The Reston-based Brick Industry Association has announced that Tricia Mauer will become its next president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2025. Mauer, who has served as the association’s vice president of membership and programs since 2016, will take over as chief operating officer for the organization on Jan. 1, 2024, and work in that position […]
Former Lynchburg Chapstick factory sells for $1.9M
A 218,818-square-foot industrial property in Lynchburg where Chapstick was once manufactured has sold for $1.9 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer said. Valley Properties purchased the industrial/manufacturing building, located at 1000 Robins Road, from KDC/One as an investment. KDC/One, a global contract manufacturer of personal beauty and home care items based in Canada, announced in [&[...]
Williamsburg medical office sells for $1.75M
A medical office in Williamsburg has sold for $1.75 million. 320 Monticello LLC sold the 9,000-square-foot office building at 320 Monticello Ave. to Stellar Ventures LLC as an investment. The building is 100% leased and located directly across the street from William and Mary’s School of Education and Midtown Row apartments. Current tenants include a […]
Glass manufacturing operation to create 659 jobs in Prince George
PGT Innovations, a Florida-based manufacturer and supplier of windows and doors, will invest $54.3 million to establish a glass manufacturing operation in the former Rolls-Royce facility in Prince George County’s Crosspointe Logistics Center, creating 659 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. Virginia competed with Arizona for the project. The plant will manufacture glass under the [&h[...]
Leidos shakes up C-suite in restructuring
Months after new Leidos CEO Tom Bell hinted at a “new North Star” for the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor, the company has announced a shakeup of its C-suite and a reorganization. The company solidified the changes Thursday, two days after releasing its third-quarter report, which included revenues of $3.9 billion for the quarter, an increase […]
