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Hilb Group acquires Fla. insurance agency
Henrico County-based insurance agency The Hilb Group LLC has acquired E/G of Florida, the company announced Friday. The acquisition took effect Jan. 1. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “E/G of Florida represents a terrific addition to our company, aligned with our growth strategy by adding greater expertise in vital markets, as well […]
Arko buys chain of 135 convenience stores
Arko Corp., a Fortune 500 holding company for Henrico County-based convenience store chain GPM Investments LLC, has closed the acquisition of South Carolina-based Transit Energy Group, which is valued at $370 million plus the value of inventory. The transaction, announced Thursday. includes 135 convenience stores, supply fuel to approximately 190 dealers and a transportation business […]
Babel Street acquires text analysis platform
Reston-based web and social media monitoring company Babel Street Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of text analytics platform Rosette. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Babel Street first announced the acquisition in November 2022. The company completed its purchase of the platform from Massachusetts-based BasisTech LLC at the end of December […]
Pavion acquires Mo. video security company
Chantilly-based technology firm Pavion, formerly Corbett Technology Solutions Inc. (CTSI), acquired Missouri-based Short Circuit Electronics Inc., Pavion announced last week. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pavion is a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners. The acquisition is Pavion’s 11th since it was acquired by Wind Point in June[...]
TowneBank completes Farmers Bank acquisition
Suffolk-based TowneBank has completed its acquisition of Windsor-headquartered Farmers Bankshares Inc., the parent company of Farmers Bank, TowneBank announced Tuesday. The $56 million deal created a combined company worth $17.5 billion in total assets, loans of $10.9 billion and $14.5 billion. It adds Isle of Wight and Southampton counties to TowneBank’s service area, as well […]
Sentara Healthcare acquires Fla. insurance company
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare has acquired AvMed Inc., a not-for-profit health plan company based in Miami, from SantaFe HealthCare Inc., Sentara announced Thursday. Financial terms of the deal, which closed Dec. 31, 2022, were not disclosed. AvMed is a health insurance company with more than 200,000 members and 35,000 providers and nearly 500 employees. It offers […]
$1.2B WillowTree purchase completed
Telus International Inc.’s $1.225 billion purchase of Charlottesville-based software company WillowTree Inc. has been completed, the Canadian tech company said Wednesday. The acquisition was announced in October 2022. The purchase included $210 million of assumed debt, of which $125 million was to be settled in Telus subordinate voting shares. Approximately $160 million will be reinvested [...]
Cadence acquires Conn. device components manufacturer
Staunton-based medical and drug delivery devices manufacturer Cadence Inc. has acquired Connecticut-based miniature medical device components manufacturer Utitec Inc., Cadence announced Tuesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Utitec specializes in miniature, deep drawn medical device and commercial components. The company has a medical facility in Costa Rica. “Acquiring[...]
Hilb Group acquires Ga. insurance agency
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC announced Tuesday it had acquired Georgia-based Gillman Insurance Problem Solvers. Financial terms of the acquisition, which became effective Dec. 1, were not disclosed. “Joining The Hilb Group allows us to build further upon our long-standing, dedicated focus on our customers,” Ed Gillman, Gillman Insurance’s founder and [...]
Reston-based Octo to be acquired by IBM
Reston-based Octo is being acquired by IBM and its 1,500 employees will become part of IBM Consulting’s U.S. public and federal market arm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed in a news release Thursday. IBM is acquiring the company from Arlington Capital Partners and the deal is expected to close by the end of […]
Arko closes Pride convenience stores deal
Arko Corp., a Fortune 500 holding company for Henrico County-based convenience store chain GPM Investments LLC, has closed on its acquisition of Pride Convenience Holdings LLC, which operates 30 Pride convenience stores in Massachusetts and one in Connecticut. The deal was first announced in October. The $230 million acquisition, plus the value of inventory, brings […]
LMI acquires national security software company
Tysons-based consultancy LMI has acquired Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Synaptech, according to a news release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Synaptech creates digital engineering, modeling and simulation software for the national security and space industries. “LMI is thrilled to be entering the fast-paced, growing space market by acquiring Synaptech, which protects our nation’[...]
