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News on capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and grant funding across Dallas-Fort Worth. From early-stage funding to public exits, here’s a look at deals making business news in the region.
L to R: Jacobs CEO Bob Pragada and Steve Arnette, EVP and President of CMS, who will serve as the new combined company's COO. [Photos: Jacobs]
Jacobs to Spin-off and Merge its Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence Businesses
by Lance Murray | Nov 27, 2023
Jacobs announced it will combine the businesses with Virginia-based Amentum, a global engineering and technology solutions provider—creating a new, publicly traded player in the government services sector with nearly $13 billion in annual revenue.
by Lance Murray |
Nov 21, 2023
Dallas-based Asset Entities Inc., a provider of digital marketing and content delivery services across Discord and other social media platforms, has acquired Ternary Inc., a cloud-based subscription management solution for Discord communities and Stripe-verified payment processor, and OptionsSwing Inc., an investment research and analysis education service.
The company said the acquisitions add valuable management team members, including Jason Lee, founder and CEO of both Ternary and OptionsSwing, who is moving to Dallas and will be chief technology officer of Asset Entities....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 20, 2023
Plano-based Siemens Digital Industries Software has completed its acquisition of Insight EDA Inc., an EDA software company that delivers groundbreaking circuit reliability solutions to many of the world’s leading integrated circuit (IC) design teams....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 18, 2023
Fort Worth-based Operio Group has acquired Elizabeth Carbide Die Co. Inc., Elizabeth HATA, and Scheu & Kniss, leading manufacturers of tablet tooling, tableting presses, blister pack tooling, turrets, and press parts, from the Elizabeth Companies.
Operio, an emerging holding company building a global body of brands supplying and supporting the solid dose manufacturing industry, said the acquisition marks a pivotal moment in its endeavor to become the top provider of solutions for solid dose manufacturers....
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From left: Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce with Perot Jain's Anurag Jain, who moderated a fireside chat with Hillwood's Hill Perot, and McKinsey's Brendan Gaffey on stage at the Texas Barn at Circle T Ranch. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
Venture Titans Gather at Circle T Ranch to Power North Texas’ ‘Next-Level’ Growth
by Quincy Preston | Nov 9, 2023
The exclusive Circle T Ranch reception—an annual highlight of the Venture Dallas franchise—drew founders and funders for pivotal connections and conversations. But the headliner unfolded on stage as Anurag Jain, Hill Perot, and Brendan Gaffey strategized the future of the startup and venture ecosystem in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 9, 2023
Co-founded by a former employment and HR lawyer, Work Shield is growing its business—and pursuing its mission to help employers report, investigate, and resolve workplace misconduct.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 9, 2023
Founded in 1963, HHS has been acquired by Baton Rouge-based Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, which has a Dallas office. Grace Hebert is a leading architecture, engineering, and construction firm.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 9, 2023
As part of the strategic growth investment, Norbert Orth, a senior software executive with extensive construction technology experience, will join Beck Technology as CEO.
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From left: Point Bridge Capital and Star Castle Ventures Founder Hal Lambert, 8VC partner Alex Moore, DARPA CCS Sha-Chelle Manning, and AFWERX Strategic Advisor Dyan Gibbens [Image: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
Defense Tech Experts: The ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ is Ripe for Disruption
by Glenn Hunter | Nov 7, 2023
At Venture Dallas 2023, venture capitalists and defense department minds said evolving technologies are creating new opportunities in the defense tech sector for well-financed startups.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 6, 2023
The winning companies were selected from 100+ nominees and eight semifinalists. They reflect "strong themes" in the Dallas-Fort Worth ecosystem: FinTech, DefenseTech, and PropTech, says steering committee member David Evans.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 5, 2023
MTEC’s mission to facilitate prototype advancement of technologies that protect, treat, and optimize the health and performance of U.S. military service personnel.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 2, 2023
The combined company will be headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and operate under the Six Flags name. Six Flags Entertainment is the operator of Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, where the company's current HQ is located. The combined company will boast 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks, and 9 resorts, plus pop-culture IP, safari parks, and more.
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Dallas’ Trinity Consultants Acquires Waid Environmental Services Firm
by Lance Murray | Nov 1, 2023
Dallas-based Trinity Consultants has acquired Waid Environmental, an Austin-based engineering and environmental services firm specializing in air quality, emissions control, permitting, and compliance.
Trinity is a global environmental consulting firm providing services and solutions in the EHS (environmental, health, and safety) regulatory compliance, built environment, life sciences, and water and ecology markets....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 1, 2023
Landsea Homes Corp., which relocated its headquarters earlier this year from California to Dallas, announced in October it has acquired the assets and lot inventory of Richfield Homes, making its entry into the Colorado market.
“We are very excited about this transaction, as it provides Landsea with a unique opportunity to establish a presence in one of the best housing markets in the country,” Landsea CEO John Ho said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 1, 2023
Dallas-based Align Capital Partners has acquired New York-based Counsel Press Inc., a national, tech-enabled legal process outsourcing provider focused on appellate services, from Gladstone Investment Corp, the company announced in October.
Align Capital Partners (ACP) said the acquisition offers a compelling opportunity to partner with the company’s existing management team and support important growth initiatives with the shared vision of building a diversified legal services platform....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 1, 2023
Richardson-based Lennox, a leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions, completed the acquisition of Virginia-based AES, a company dedicated to service and sustainability in the light commercial market, the company announced in October....
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