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Tegna to sell for $5.4B to hedge fund
Tysons-based broadcast and digital media giant Tegna Inc. will be acquired in a $5.4 billion cash deal by an affiliate of Standard General, the company announced Tuesday morning. New York hedge fund Standard General, one of Tegna’s largest shareholders, and New York-based private equity firm Apollo Global Management will buy Tegna for $24 per share […]
Fairfax telecom software provider acquires N.J. firm
Fairfax-based telecommunications tech provider Teoco announced Tuesday it had acquired New Jersey-based software company Software Synergy Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “As we look to strengthen Teoco’s presence in the North American market, we are proud of our strategic acquisition of SSI to enhance our routing solutions portfolio,” Teoco founder and [&helli[...]
Capital Automotive Real Estate acquired for $3.8B
McLean-based Capital Automotive Real Estate Services Inc. has been acquired by Los Angeles-based investment management firm Ares Management Corp. for $3.8 billion, Ares announced Thursday. Ares bought the company from a Brookfield private real estate fund, according to a news release from Ares. The purchase was made with funds managed by Ares’ alternative credit strategy […]
Reston HR firm acquired by New York insurance broker
New York-based insurance broker and consultant NFP Corp. announced Thursday it had acquired Reston-based Helios HR LLC. Financial terms of the transaction, which closed in January, were not disclosed. “I’m excited to welcome the Helios HR team to NFP,” Ethan Foxman, NFP’s Atlantic region president, said in a statement. “We’re adding depth to our capabilities, […]
Newport News apartments sell for $51M
The Cottage Grove Apartments complex in Newport News has been sold for $51 million. New York-based real estate company Beachwold Residential LLC sold the 112 building complex with 552 units to Virginia Beach-based real estate firm Featherstone Partners. The complex was originally built in 1948 and renovated in 2009. Featherstone plans to add amenities and […]
PAE stockholders approve $1.9B acquisition by Amentum
Falls Church-based government contractor PAE Inc. (Pacific Architects and Engineers) announced Thursday its stockholders voted to approve and adopt the company’s previously announced agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Germantown, Maryland-based aerospace defense contractor Amentum Services Inc. in a $1.9 billion all-cash deal. The transaction is expected to close on or around Feb. [[...]
Herndon telehealth company to be acquired
Herndon-based acute care telemedicine provider SOC Telemed Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired and taken private by California-based health care investment firm Patient Square Capital, it announced Thursday. SOC Telemed stockholders will receive $3 in cash per share, which represents a 366.1% premium over SOC Telemed’s closing share price on Wednesday, […]
SeaWorld makes $3.4B offer for Kings Dominion parent company
A reported $3.4 billion acquisition bid from Orlando-based SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. could result in Virginia’s two major theme parks being under the same ownership. SeaWorld, parent company of Busch Gardens Williamsburg, has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Ohio-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., which owns the Kings Dominion theme park in Hanover County’s Doswell area. [&helli[...]
J.B. Hunt to acquire Bassett Furniture subsidiary for $87M
A subsidiary of Lowell, Arkansas-based transportation company J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a subsidiary of Bassett-based home furniture manufacturer and marketer Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. for $87 million, the companies announced Monday. J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ wholly owned subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., will acquire[...]
CTSI acquires N.C. tech firm
Chantilly-based technology firm Corbett Technology Solutions Inc. (CTSI) has acquired Knightdale, North Carolina-based Systems Electronics Inc., the company announced Jan. 20. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CTSI is a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners and this makes CTSI’s eighth transaction since it was acquired by Wind Point [[...]
Blue Ridge Bank, FVCbank merger called off
The merger of the parent companies of Charlottesville-based Blue Ridge Bank and Fairfax-based FVCbank has been called off, the companies announced late Thursday. Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. and FVC Bankcorp Inc. mutually agreed to terminate the agreement, which was first announced in July 2021. The companies delayed the merger, which would have created a $5 […]
Richmond’s Risk Based Security acquired by Flashpoint
Richmond-based Risk Based Security has been acquired by Flashpoint, a New York-based cybersecurity developer specializing in threat intelligence and risk prevention. RBS, founded in 2011, specializes in vulnerability intelligence, breach data and vendor risk ratings. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “I am incredibly excited to welcome the RBS team to Flashpoint,” Flashp[...]
