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Ore. vacation rental company buys two Va. Beach businesses
Portland, Oregon-based vacation rental management company Vacasa announced Monday it had acquired two Virginia Beach companies: Sandbridge Realty and Beach Pros Realty. Vacasa did not disclose financial details of the transactions. The acquisitions mark Vacasa’s entry into Virginia. “Virginia Beach is a highly sought-after East Coast vacation spot. …The homes managed by Sandbridge Realty[...]
Octo acquires Herndon-based B3 Group
Reston-based Octo Consulting Group, backed by Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Herndon-based health IT company B3 Group Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. B3 modernizes applications using low- or no-code software and platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform. The company also provides data governance, integration and analytics as well as cloud engineering [&hellip[...]
Va. Beach vacation company acquired by Calif. company
Mill Valley, California-based Vacatia Inc. has acquired Virginia Beach-based hospitality and vacation ownership company VSA Resorts, the timeshare owner and property management services provider announced Jan. 3. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. VSA owns three Virginia Beach properties: Ocean Key Resort, Atrium Resort and Ocean Sands Resort. The company also manages wholly-[...]
ICF acquires McLean tech contractor
Fairfax-based management consulting firm ICF International Inc. announced Monday that it had completed its acquisition of McLean-based IT federal contractor Creative Systems and Consulting. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company announced in December 2021 that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Creative and expected to close the transaction […]
Chantilly’s CTSI acquires Fla. security firm
Chantilly-based technology firm Corbett Technology Solutions Inc. (CTSI) announced Tuesday it had acquired Orlando, Florida-based risk, resilience and security services provider Star Asset Security. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CTSI is a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners. The transaction is CTSI’s sixth acquisition since it w[...]
ICF International to acquire Creative Systems and Consulting
Fairfax-based management consulting firm ICF International Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McLean-based IT federal contractor Creative Systems and Consulting, ICF announced Tuesday. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1969, ICF has about 7,500 employees. Creative was founded in 2010 and has 270 employees and “a full […]
Investment group acquires self-storage complex in Va. Beach
Norfolk-based Cohen Investment Group, a commercial real estate investment company, has acquired Castleton Commerce Center, a 390,380-square-foot self-storage complex in Virginia Beach, from Prime Storage. The complex, at 2424 Castleton Commerce Way, is one of 11 storage properties Cohen Investment Group acquired through five acquisitions this year, according to Eastern Union, which secured $58.15 [...]
DroneUp inks deal with Walmart, acquires AirMap
Virginia Beach-based DroneUp LLC is making moves at the end of the year, with a new partnership with Walmart Inc. and the acquisition of Santa Monica, California-based AirMap Inc., a company specializing in air traffic management software for drones. DroneUp and Walmart will have the first multisite commercial drone delivery operations, or hubs, in northwest […]
Mich. company acquires Roanoke steel distributor
Jackson, Michigan-based Alro Steel Corp. announced Monday it had acquired Roanoke-based Ace Steel Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1992, Ace Steel is a steel distributor serving the Roanoke Valley. The transaction will help Alro provide improved service for cut-to-size metals and plastics, while Ace Steel’s customers will benefit from […]
The Carlyle Group to acquire CNSI
Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm The Carlyle Group announced Thursday that affiliated funds under its management have agreed to acquire McLean-based health information technology provider CNSI. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in December, were not disclosed. Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners currently owns CNSI. “We b[...]
Henrico engineering firm acquires second Hampton Roads firm
Henrico County-based regional engineering firm Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams Inc. (KBJW) purchased Virginia Beach-based civil engineering firm Blakeway Corp., it announced Tuesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Blakeway acquisition is the firm’s second in six months, following its June purchase of Chesapeake-based Horton & Dodd PC. “Blakeway is a natural[...]
Newsroom unions urge Lee to reject Alden’s offer
A dozen Lee Enterprises newsroom unions, including three in Virginia, wrote an open letter to company management Monday, urging Lee to reject Alden Global Capital’s purchase offer of approximately $144 million. “Alden has cut their staffs at twice the rate of competitors, resulting in the loss of countless jobs,” the letter reads. “They’ve fostered unhealthy […[...]
