McLean, Va. – February 12, 2021 – The McLean Group is pleased to announce that it advised Pathoras an Intelligence Community contractor, in its sale to Black ICE (dba Bogart Associates), a member of the CM Equity Partners family of Companies. The transaction was led by The McLean Group’s Defense, Government & Intelligence (DGI) practice. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
This add-on provides increased capabilities in analytics, linguistics and IT services to Black Ice/Bogart Associates already robust platform. The acquired company applies counterinsurgency, counterintelligence, counterterrorism and operations research analysis, as well as cloud architecture and development and data science in support of mission-critical decision making to U.S Federal government intelligence agencies.
Mitch Martin of The McLean Group commented “It was a pleasure working with the team from Bogart Associates and CM Equity. Their vision for growth and acquisition strategy made it apparent from the start that this would be a fantastic partnership that significantly enhanced both organizations and brought additional capabilities to the government customer.”
Bogart Associates, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, is a national security services company providing high-end, innovative technology solutions to the U.S. intelligence community in support of their core mission. The Company’s services include high-level software development, systems engineering, big data architecture services, cloud computing, and large-scale enterprise services which allow intelligence agencies to transform multiple sources of data into actionable intelligence.
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About The McLean Group
For over 30 years, The McLean Group has been providing investment banking and financial services offerings focused on the Defense, Government & Intelligence (DGI), Security, Critical Infrastructure, Maritime, Facility Services, Unmanned Systems, and Public Safety markets. Our 60+ professionals bring deep industry experience and relentless execution to every client engagement. We provide solutions that blend financial creativity with operational expertise. Whether we are providing transaction advisory, valuation opinions, or growth capital, our services are unmatched in these core markets. Learn more at www.McLeanLLC.com.
