M&A Deal Summary

NIC4 Acquires Knight Sky

On November 15, 2021, NIC4 acquired communications company Knight Sky from Chart Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NIC4’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is NIC4’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is NIC4’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-11-15
Target Knight Sky
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) NIC4
Sellers(s) Chart Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Knight Sky

Frederick, Maryland, United States
Knight Sky provides a full range of satellite and wireless services to enable reliable and scalable global broadband IP connectivity to the military, federal agencies, state and local governments, and commercial and non-profit organizations. Knight Sky was founded in 2003 and is based in Frederick, Maryland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

NIC4

Tampa, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 2011
Sector Communications
DESCRIPTION

NIC4 is involved in integrating terrestrial and satellite communication technologies to design, develop, and deliver agile, secure, and mission-critical connectivity solutions for military, public safety, and government agencies. The company specializes in systems integration including, but not limited to, turn-key communications systems, Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) networks, large scale networking solutions, including network and server infrastructure, software deployment and management, operations, monitoring, and maintenance. It enables teams to operate anywhere with: SCADA, VSAT, Mobile broadband, Push-to-Talk (PTT), IoT, M2M, MSAT, Satellite Phone solutions, cellular and wifi, MAVERICK, managed network services. NIC4 was formed in 2011 and is based in Tampa, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Maryland M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Chart Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in smaller middle-market companies through management buyouts, recapitalization and structured growth equity investments. Chart targets profitable, growth-oriented companies and enterprise value of $15 to $250 million. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout North America and looks to invest $10 to $50 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include energy services, food/beverage, communications, and niche manufacturing. Chart Capital seeks companies with revenue between $15 to $100 million. Chart Capital Partners was founded in 1995 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector: Communications M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Maryland M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 8 of 8
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-11 EIS

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

EIS provides powerful software and related solutions to public sector customers with applications primarily in large-scale data analytics for security and artificial intelligence. EIS provides outbound and inside sales, business development, contract management, and back-office functions to support government sales. EIS offers a complete line of software products, software maintenance, and services from SAS. EIS was founded in 1999 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-17 WMS

Miramar, Florida, United States

WMS is a provider of maritime cellular networks, supporting the cruise, ferry, yacht and shipping industries worldwide. WMS was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Miramar, Florida.

Buy -