Feb 202602
DC Capital Partners buys Knexus
A provider of applied artificial intelligence capabilities supporting complex, mission-critical government programs
UndisclosedClosed
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DC Capital Partners: Defense Investment History
10 defense buys: 7 by the firm and 3 add-ons by companies it backs. It sold 1 business in that time.
DC Capital Partners and the companies it backs made 2 defense buys in each of 2020, 2022 and 2025, their busiest years
Buys by the firm and add-ons by companies it backs, by year announced.
Bought by the firmAdd-ons by companies it backs
2020 2 + 02
2021 0 + 11
2022 2 + 02
2023 0 + 11
2024 1 + 01
2025 1 + 12
2026 1 + 01
Source: company, investor and government releases and SEC filings.
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Bought by the firm 7
Oct 202513
Trident Maritime Systems sells AGI to DC Capital Partners
Buyer: DC Capital Partners · Backed by J.F. Lehman & Company
Highly engineered electronic systems that support landing, navigation, communications and other mission-critical naval applications
UndisclosedClosed
Sep 202416
DC Capital Partners buys C5MI
Digital transformation and modernization, solving complex supply chain and logistics challenges for Federal and State Governments as well as Fortune 200 companies
UndisclosedClosed
May 202217
DC Capital Partners buys Valkyrie Enterprises
Provider of advanced engineering, modeling and simulation, infrastructure sustainment, warfighter readiness, and training solutions; DC Capital portfolio company Hill Technical Solutions is to be merged with it
UndisclosedClosed May 17, 2022
Mar 202209
DC Capital Partners buys uAvionix
Small form factor communications, navigation and surveillance avionics for unmanned and manned aircraft
UndisclosedClosed
Oct 202029
DC Capital Partners buys Hill Technical Solutions
Systems engineering and integration, advanced technology development, systems architecture design and analysis, and hypersonic design and testing solutions for the Missile Defense Agency, Army, Navy and Air Force
UndisclosedClosed
Sep 202024
DC Capital Partners buys Digital Force Technologies
Designs, develops and manufactures proprietary force protection and tactical surveillance products and solutions, primarily for the Special Operations community
UndisclosedClosed
Add-ons by companies it backs 3
Aug 202529
Valkyrie Enterprises buys Optical Sciences
Backed by DC Capital Partners
Precision electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) scene projector and test systems supporting missile defense, space sensor development, and advanced aviation applications
UndisclosedClosed
Aug 202322
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions buys Big Bad Wolf Security
Backed by DC Capital Partners
A Maryland-based technology company focused on next generation cloud infrastructure security for government and commercial applications
UndisclosedClosed
Jan 202105
Owl Cyber Defense Solutions buys Trident Assured Collaboration Systems product line
Backed by DC Capital Partners
The only U.S. government approved Voice over IP and Video Teleconference Cross Domain Solution, plus Full Motion Video filtering capability
UndisclosedClosed
Sold 1
Jan 202612
Arlington Capital Partners buys Pond & Company
Seller: DC Capital Partners
A full-service design and engineering firm providing regulatory-driven, high-precision services to the federal government and customers across the energy, infrastructure and life sciences industries
UndisclosedClosed Jan 12, 2026
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