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LMI Acquires Modeling And Simulation Firm Synaptech

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, December 1st, 2022

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LMI Acquires Modeling And Simulation Firm Synaptech

Doug Wagoner, president and CEO of LMI. Photo: LMI

The federal and defense consulting firm LMI on Thursday said it has acquired Synaptech in a deal that adds new capabilities in modeling and simulation software and also expands its presence serving the space market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Synaptech, which is based in Colorado Springs, Colo., has about 60 employees. Synaptech has a proprietary software it calls Rapid Analysis and Prototyping Toolkit for Resiliency that provides an extensive, scalable architecture for modeling, simulation, analysis and visualization…

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