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BlueHalo To Acquire Defense Technology Company Eqlipse Technologies

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 13th, 2024

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BlueHalo To Acquire Defense Technology Company Eqlipse Technologies

Jonathan Moneymaker, CEO of BlueHalo. Photo: BlueHalo

BlueHalo on Tuesday said it will acquire Eqlipse Technologies in a deal that will add talent, technologies, and scale. Terms of the pending deal, which is expected to close during the first quarter of 2024, were not disclosed. BlueHalo and Eqlipse are portfolio companies of the private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners. Once the transaction is complete, BlueHalo said it will have nearly $1 billion in annual sales and nearly 2,400 employees. Last November, after Eqlipse acquired SR Technologies, the…

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