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Private Equity Firm Acquires Linkware And Pangiam To Create Travel Security Company

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 4th, 2020

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Private Equity Firm Acquires Linkware And Pangiam To Create Travel Security Company

Kevin McAleenan, CEO of Pangiam. Photo: Pangiam

The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Wednesday said it has acquired federal services provider Linkware, LLC, and Pangiam, a security and travel consulting firm, to create a new platform under Pangiam as an integrated travel solutions technology company. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed and AEI declined to say how many employees the combined company has. Pangiam will be led by CEO Kevin McAleenan, an operating partner at AEI and former acting Homeland Security Secretary, commissioner…

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