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Tysons-based Neosystems to be acquired by High Street Capital
Tysons-based Neosystems is being acquired by High Street Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, the company announced Wednesday. Neosystems is an IT systems integrator and managed services provider to government contractors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The current management team of Neosystems, including CEO and co-founder Michael Tinsley and co-founder and Chief [&helli[...]
Citizant promotes senior VP to COO
David Romola has been promoted to chief operating officer of Chantilly-based government IT contractor Citizant Inc. the company announced Wednesday. Romola has served as Citizant’s senior vice president of operations since 2019. In his new role, he will oversee all customer delivery activities and spearhead the company’s focus on organic growth in targeted accounts. Before […]
Guidehouse to acquire McLean tech company
Tysons-based consulting company Guidehouse announced Wednesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McLean-based company Dovel Technologies Inc. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. “The acquisition of Dovel is a strategic step in our journey to create the next generation global consultancy, bringing together best-in-class portfolios, […]
Vienna defense contractor wins $600M DISA contract
Vienna-based defense contractor Trace Systems Inc. won a contract worth up to $600 million from the Defense Information Systems Agency to support U.S. Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT), the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, Trace will acquire, integrate, install, operate and maintain communications systems to supp[...]
GTT Communications to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
McLean-based telecommunications company GTT Communications Inc. is planning to file a prepackaged chapter 11 case after it closes the previously announced sale of its infrastructure division to Miami-based I Squared Capital, it announced Thursday. After the completion of the $2.15 billion sale, GTT and some subsidiaries will file their cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court […]
FTC fines Capital One CEO for failing to file stock transaction
The Federal Trade Commission fined McLean-based Capital One Financial Corp. CEO Richard Fairbank a $637,950 civil penalty for violating antitrust laws in finalizing stock acquisitions, the FTC announced Thursday. The settlement must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The FTC alleged that Fairbank violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements [&hellip[...]
Accenture Federal Services completes Novetta acquisition
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services, a subsidiary of Fortune Global 500 professional services company Accenture, has completed its acquisition of Novetta, a McLean-based advanced analytics company, the two companies announced Thursday. The financial terms of the deal, first announced in June, were not disclosed. The acquisition will add a national security portfolio to AFS’ business, [...]
Huntington Ingalls Industries completes $1.65B Alion deal
Newport News-based Fortune 500 military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed its $1.65 billion, all-cash acquisition of McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. from Veritas Capital, HII announced Thursday. The acquisition was first announced in July. Alion, with more than 3,200 employees, will become part of HII’s Technical Solutions division. Th[...]
Herndon data center company to acquire Israeli company
Herndon-based EdgeConneX, a data center solutions company, has entered an agreement to acquire Israel-based Global Data Center (GDC), it announced Monday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Once completed, EdgeConneX will gain GDC’s two underground facilities in Israel, in Herzliya Pituach and Petah Tikva. The company’s two data centers are built in accordance [&h[...]
NoVa housing forecast: Still tight for single-family homebuyers
In the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ mid-year forecast released Friday, a panel of real estate experts predict a continued tight market for single-family homes and higher residential prices in the second half of the year, but the market appears to be normalizing from last year’s heights. “This year, the mid-year update is particularly relevant […]
Metro unveils major Falls Church redevelopment agreement
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has signed an agreement to redevelop the West Falls Church Metro Station site as a more than 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Construction is expected to begin in 2023. The agreement was reached with FGCP-Metro LLC, a joint real estate development partnership involving Bethesda, Maryland-based EYA LLC, Washington, D.C.-based Hoffman [&[...]
Reston consulting firm acquires Stafford technical solutions company
Reston-based consulting firm Counter Threat Solutions LLC has acquired Stafford-based Quantitative Analytics LLC, completing its second acquisition, CTS announced Thursday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. CTS is a consulting company that provides subject matter experts to the intelligence and defense communities. Both are service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Fo[...]
