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Industry Week in Review – October 8, 2021

KippsDeSanto & Co. Industry Week in Review – October 8, 2021

Industry Week in Review – October 8, 2021

M&A Transactions

Valor Healthcare, Inc., a portfolio company of Trive Capital, has acquired CRAssociates, Inc. (“CRA”), a provider of Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (“CBOC”) for Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. KippsDeSanto & Co. acted as financial advisor to CRA.

Arlington Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc. (“SPA”), a portfolio company of CM Equity Partners, L.P. (“CMEP”) and provider of systems engineering, modeling and simulation, advanced analytics, strategic advisory, industrial policy, and program management to government and defense customers in the United States and Australia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CGI Federal Inc., a subsidiary of CGI Group, Inc. (NYSE: GIB), has acquired Array Information Technology, Inc., a provider of IT solutions and products to the federal and commercial sectors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, a business unit of Cobham Ltd., a portfolio company of Advent International, has acquired Colorado Engineering Inc., a provider of off-the-shelf and custom-tailored solutions for hardware and software to the commercial, industrial, automotive, and military industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CTFV Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Veritas Capital Management, L.L.C., has acquired the Systems Engineering, Integration, and Support Services Business of Peraton Corp., a provider of systems engineering and integration products and services focusing on systems engineering, modeling, simulation, and architecture definition. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

dB Control, a subsidiary of HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI), has agreed to acquire Paciwave, Inc., a provider of radio frequencies (“RF”), microwave components, and integrated assemblies specializing in PIN Diode Switches, PIN Attenuators, PIN Limiters, switching assemblies, and integrated subsystems. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Emko Capital LLC has acquired an undisclosed California-based aerospace and defense contractor, a provider of critical parts for some of the military’s most important airplanes. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has agreed to acquire Appriss Insights, a portfolio company of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Insight Partners and provider of data used in public and workplace safety, law enforcement, fraud detection and prevention, and healthcare credentialing. The transaction is valued at $1.8 billion.

Graycliff Partners has acquired CHawk Technology International, a provider of precision plastic and metal components and assemblies for the semiconductor capital equipment, aerospace, and medical device industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Industrial Growth Partners has acquired APCT, Inc., a portfolio company of Angeles Equity Partners and provider of low volume, high mix advanced technology printed circuit boards, including multi-layer rigid, high density interconnect (“HDI”), rigid-flex, and flexible circuits. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

KLH Capital has acquired an undisclosed Precision Tank & Cylinder manufacturer, a provider of aluminum and composite-wrapped cylinders, tanks, and other components to original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) customers in the consumer, defense, industrial, medical, and sporting goods industries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) has acquired ettain Group, Inc., a portfolio company of Alvarez & Marsal and provider of recruitment solutions and managed solutions in five practice areas: technology, healthcare IT, digital, professional, and government. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

MasterPeace Solutions, Ltd., has acquired Full Suite Solutions, LLC., a provider of multi-disciplined information technology and professional services serving the private sectors and U.S. federal government. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP), has agreed to acquire CloudCheckr, Inc., a provider of cloud optimization and management solutions. The transaction is valued at $930.0 million.

Raven Aerostar, a subsidiary of Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAVN), has acquired Loon, LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG.L), and provider of autonomous constellations of high-altitude balloons for communications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Voyager Space Holdings, Inc., has acquired Valley Tech Systems, Inc., a provider of controllable solid propulsion and open architecture airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) technologies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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