Bridge Defense Announces Strategic Investment in Federated IT
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Bridge Defense Announces Strategic Investment in Federated IT

Federated IT, a trusted provider of missioncritical services to the U.S. government, has received a strategic investment from Bridge Defense, a defensetechnology company. Founded in 2002, Federated IT has built a reputation as a reliable partner for the U.S. Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense, offering expertise in cloud computing, data center operations and…

Oklo Inc. Announces Collaboration Between Atomic Alchemy Inc. and Zeno Power Systems, Inc.
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Oklo Inc. Announces Collaboration Between Atomic Alchemy Inc. and Zeno Power Systems, Inc.

Description about the company receiving the funding: Oklo Inc. is an advanced nuclear technology company that is developing fast fission power plants to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale. The company has received a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy, fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and is working on…

Vista Outdoor Announces Support from ISS and Glass Lewis for Acquisition by Czechoslovak Group
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Vista Outdoor Announces Support from ISS and Glass Lewis for Acquisition by Czechoslovak Group

Vista Outdoor Inc. announced that independent proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. have recommended Vista Outdoor stockholders vote FOR the acquisition by Czechoslovak Group a.s. (CSG) to purchase The Kinetic Group for $2.225 billion. This transaction will provide Vista Outdoor stockholders with $25.75 in cash and one share of…

Leonid Capital Partners Invests $10 Million in Ion Storage Systems SolidState Battery Technology
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Leonid Capital Partners Invests $10 Million in Ion Storage Systems SolidState Battery Technology

Ion Storage Systems (ION), an innovator in advanced solidstate battery technology, has secured a $10 million debt investment from Leonid Capital Partners. This funding aims to accelerate ION’s mission to deliver safer and more efficient energy solutions via their groundbreaking bilayer ceramic electrolyte technology. ION is making strides in energy storage by addressing key safety…

Lyten to Expand LithiumSulfur Battery Production with Acquisition of Cubergs Facility
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Lyten to Expand LithiumSulfur Battery Production with Acquisition of Cubergs Facility

Lyten, a supermaterial applications company renowned for its lithiumsulfur batteries, is acquiring Cubergs San Leandro lithiummetal battery manufacturing facility and related cellmaking equipment. Lyten plans to convert this facility to support lithiumsulfur production and expand its capacity, aiming to produce up to 200 MWh of batteries in the Bay Area once fully operational. This strategic…

Godspeed Capital Management Announces Successful Final Close of Fund III with $675 Million in Investor Capital Commitments
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Godspeed Capital Management Announces Successful Final Close of Fund III with $675 Million in Investor Capital Commitments

Godspeed Capital Management LP, a lower middlemarket Defense & Government services, solutions, and technologyfocused private equity firm, has announced the successful final close of Godspeed Capital Fund III LP with $675 million in total investor capital commitments, reaching the funds hard cap. Since its inception in 2021, Godspeed Capital has raised over $1.1 billion in…

Teledyne Technologies to Acquire Micropac Industries in $57.3 Million AllCash Merger
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Teledyne Technologies to Acquire Micropac Industries in $57.3 Million AllCash Merger

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a leading provider of sophisticated digital imaging products, software, and defense electronics, has announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire Micropac Industries, Inc. for $57.3 million. Micropac, founded in 1963 and based in Garland, Texas, specializes in highreliability microcircuit products and electronic assemblies designed for military, aerospace, and medical applications. The merger,…

Teledyne Technologies to Acquire Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses from Excelitas Technologies for $710 Million
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Teledyne Technologies to Acquire Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses from Excelitas Technologies for $710 Million

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a leading provider of sophisticated instrumentation and aerospace and defense electronics, has agreed to acquire select aerospace and defense electronics businesses from Excelitas Technologies Corp. for $710 million in cash. The acquisition includes the Optical Systems (OS) business under the Qioptiq® brand based in Northern Wales, UK, and the U.S.based Advanced Electronic…

MACOM Acquires ENGINIC to Strengthen GaN MMIC and Module Design Expertise
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MACOM Acquires ENGINIC to Strengthen GaN MMIC and Module Design Expertise

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (MACOM) has acquired ENGINIC, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company known for its advanced GaN MMICs and integrated microwave assemblies. Founded in 2014, ENGINIC primarily served the U.S. defense industry utilizing SBIR contracts and DoD research projects. Its products include high efficiency power amplifiers, transmit/receive chips, phaseshifters, and more. MACOM President…

Brightwood Capital, PhenixFIN, and Insight Equity Provide Credit Facility for MB Precision Investment Holdings
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Brightwood Capital, PhenixFIN, and Insight Equity Provide Credit Facility for MB Precision Investment Holdings

Precision, doing business as Midstate Machine, is a provider of highprecision components and assemblies for the aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors. It has manufacturing facilities in Winslow, ME, Cincinnati, OH, and Phoenix, AZ. The company offers an extensive range of engineering services and collaborates closely with clients to deliver tailored turnkey solutions. With decades of…