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Chantilly-based CTSI acquires N.C. A/V company
Chantilly-based technology firm Corbett Technology Solutions Inc. (CTSI) announced Tuesday that it has acquired Morrisville, North Carolina-based Collaborative Technology Solutions LLC (CTS), a provider of audiovisual, security, structured cabling and sound-masking services. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. CTSI is a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Wi[...]
Reston’s LookingGlass Cyber Solutions acquires Texas tech firm
Reston-based cybersecurity contractor LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc. has acquired Austin, Texas-based AlphaWave Inc., a cloud-native tech company that provides attack surface management services. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. In a news release, LookingGlass said the transaction will complement the Reston company’s existing cybersecurity services for federal and [...]
Parsons to purchase BlackHorse Solutions for $203M
Centreville-based Parsons Corp. announced Thursday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Herndon-headquartered BlackHorse Solutions Inc. for $203 million. The transaction is expected to close in July. BlackHorse, founded in 2018, works in the areas of cyber, digital operations, artificial intelligence, machine learning and full-spectrum operations, and Parsons plans to integrate th[...]
W.Va.-based United Bankshares to acquire Essex Bank for $303M
Henrico County-based Community Bankers Trust Corp., the parent company of Essex Bank, has entered into a $303.3 million deal to be acquired by Charleston, West Virginia-based United Bankshares Inc., United Bank’s parent. After the companies announced the agreement Thursday, Community Bankers Trust’s stock rose 29.78% as of mid-afternoon to $11.94 per share and United Bankshares’ [...]
Richmond-based GPM Investments closes on ExpressStop purchase
Richmond-based GPM Investments LLC became the nation’s sixth-largest convenience store chain Wednesday, after closing on its acquisition of the ExpressStop chain, including 60 gas station convenience stores in Michigan and Ohio. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition, which was announced in March, adds to GPM’s existing 165 stores in Michigan and nine in Ohio. […]
Leidos completes $380M Gibbs & Cox acquisition
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has completed its $380 million, all-cash acquisition of Arlington-based engineering and design firm Gibbs & Cox, Leidos announced Friday. Gibbs & Cox, which specializes in naval architecture, marine engineering, management support and engineering consulting, has offices throughout the United States and Australia. It will operate as a wh[...]
Henrico-based The Hilb Group announces four acquisitions
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC (THG) announced a series of acquisitions in the last three weeks, bringing its total offices to more than 100 in 22 states. The company has been focused on acquisitions in recent years. Founded in 2009, THG has been a portfolio company of Washington, D.C.-based investment management company […]
Leesburg anti-phishing tech company Cofense buys Israeli firm
Leesburg-based tech firm Cofense, which specializes in phishing detecting and response solutions, announced Wednesday that it has acquired Israel-based Cyberfish, a company that provides artificial intelligence-based technology to battle phishing emails and websites. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. According to a news release, Cofense plans to use the data it has gathered [...]
McLean-based DISYS to acquire Florida staffing company
McLean-based global managed services and staffing firm Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS) has signed an agreement to acquire Signature Consultants LLC, an IT staffing, consulting and managed solutions company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, DISYS announced Wednesday. Exact financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but the deal creates a company with 8,500 employees [...]
Chantilly IT firm acquired by N.C. company
A year shy of its 30th anniversary, Chantilly-based IT services provider SolutionWorx has been acquired by WingSwept, a B2B tech services company based in Garner, North Carolina, the companies announced. The deal, which became effective March 31, will allow the managed IT service providers to grow, and provide SolutionWorx with the resources of a larger […]
Virginia National Bank finalizes merger with Fauquier Bank
The parent company of Virginia National Bank announced the completion of its merger with Fauquier Bankshares Inc. today, creating a combined bank with $1.7 billion in assets and $1.5 billion in deposits as of Dec. 31, 2020. The merger, announced in October, brings together Charlottesville-based Virginia National Bankshares Corp. and the Warrenton-based parent company of […]
Kansas engineering firm acquires Va. Beach geotech company
On Tuesday, Kansas-based consulting engineering firm Terracon Consultants Inc. announced that it had purchased GET Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed amount. GET is a geotechnical, environmental and materials testing firm serving public- and private-sector clients throughout the mid-Atlantic. In addition to its Virginia Beach headquarters, GET has another Virginia office in Williamsburg and North C[...]
