Dominion closes on sale of majority of natural gas assets
Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. announced Monday that it has closed on the sale of the majority of its gas transmission and storage assets to Berkshire Hathaway Energy (a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. affiliate) for approximately $2.7 billion in cash and the transfer of approximately $5.3 billion of related indebtedness. In July following the cancelation of the […]
Parsons Corp. to acquire Colo.-based tech firm for $300M
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. announced Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Braxton Science & Technology Group LLC (BSTG) and its subsidiaries for $300 million. BSTG provides services for satellite operations, ground system automation, flight dynamics and spacecraft and antenna simulation for the U.S. Depar[...]
McLean tech company buys D.C.-based firm
McLean-based information technology company Ntiva Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired Washington, D.C.-based eGuard Technology Services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ntiva provides managed IT, cloud hosting, cybersecurity, communications and strategic IT consulting services, while eGuard monitors, maintains and secures customer IT infrastructures through a single poin[...]
PAE to acquire Mass.-based tech company for $208M
Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Monday plans to acquire Burlington, Massachusetts-based Centra Technology Inc. for $208 million in cash. “By acquiring Centra, PAE realizes a significant milestone in the execution of our strategic growth plan to be a provider of innovative, higher margin, knowledge-based offerings in a[...]
CarLotz plans to go public on Nasdaq
Chesterfield County-based CarLotz Inc., a consignment dealer of used cars, announced Thursday it plans to go public and expand nationwide. CarLotz, which is valued at $827 million, will combine with Miami-based Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to make it a public company. At closing, the company name will remain […]
Calif. firm buys controlling stake in Vienna home security company
Palo Alto, California-based investment firm Twin Point Capital purchased a controlling stake in Vienna-based home security company Frontpoint Security, the company announced last week. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2007 by Chris Villar, Aaron Shumaker and Peter Rogers, Frontpoint provides home security, life safety and smart home products and services […]
Dulles software company to buy Texas-based firm
Dulles-based software company Unanet announced Wednesday it will acquire Austin, Texas-based customer relationship management software company Cosential. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Unanet provides project management software, timesheet software, expense reporting software and other human resources software to federal government contractors, architects and engineers (A/E). Cosen[...]
The Hilb Group acquires Md.-based insurance company
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC (THG) announced Tuesday it acquired Annapolis, Maryland-based Insurance Solutions (ISI), effective Oct. 1. Transaction details were not disclosed. This marks THG’s 12th acquisition within the past year. Founded in 1989, ISI is a full-service employee benefits agency specializing in health, dental, life and disability benefits. As part [[...]
Reston government contractor to buy Alexandria tech company
Reston-based government IT contractor Xenith Solutions LLC announced Thursday it will acquire Alexandria-based tech company TRI-COR Industries (TCI). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1983 by Louis Gonzalez, TCI provides large-scale, enterprise agile tech services to federal and local governments. Xenith Solutions is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that prov[...]
Charlottesville solar company acquires Calif. firm
Charlottesville-based Sigora Solar announced Wednesday it has acquired Rancho Cordova, California-based Aztec Solar. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Through the strategic acquisition of Aztec Solar, Sigora is realizing our goal to be a national leader in energy,” Sigora Solar CEO Logan Landry said in a statement. “We at Sigora are driven by a […]
Reston cyber intelligence business acquired by Baltimore cybersecurity firm
Cyber intelligence company Cyveillance, a Reston-based business unit of LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc., has been acquired by Baltimore-based cybersecurity firm ZeroFOX, the companies announced Tuesday. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Under the acquisition, ZeroFOX will absorb Cyveillance’s more than 130 employees and more than 100 customers. “Our merger with the Cyveillance te[...]
DXC Technologies finalizes $5B spinoff of health, human services business
Tysons-based Fortune 500 IT services company DXC Technology has completed the sale of its U.S. State and Local Health and Human Services business to private equity firm Veritas Capital for $5 billion, the Fortune 500 company announced Monday. DXC Technology announced in March it would sell the business unit, which provides technology enabled, mission critical […]