The McLean Group served as financial advisor to TENICA Global Solutions on its majority investment from McNally Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on founder-, family-, and management-led businesses in national security, defense, and industrial technology. TENICA, headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, provides integrated engineering, mission operations, cybersecurity, and digital modernization solutions supporting critical space, intelligence, and defense missions for the U.S. Intelligence Community and Department of War. […]

The McLean Group’s Q2 2026 M&A Insider Report tracks deal activity across Defense, Government & Intelligence, Physical & Cyber Security, Critical Infrastructure, and Maritime. Defense led the quarter with 98 closed transactions, headlined by TransDigm’s $2.2B acquisition of Victor Sierra Aviation and Jet Parts Engineering and Howmet Aerospace’s $1.8B acquisition of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, with the Defense Systems index (+32.7%) topping all others over the trailing twelve months amid the Pentagon’s post-Iran munitions surge. Physical & Cyber Security closed 34 transactions led by ServiceNow’s $7.75B acquisition of Armis, with Cyber/Technology Security EBITDA multiples reaching 81.7x LTM. Critical Infrastructure closed 38 transactions and Maritime moderated to 13 amid Red Sea rerouting and Panama Canal constraints. The full report includes sector commentary, EBITDA valuation multiples, public company benchmarks, and representative transaction data for each sector. […]

The McLean Group served as exclusive financial advisor to ESChat (San Luis Aviation, Inc.) on its acquisition by JVCKENWOOD Corporation (TSE: 6632), a global electronics company and provider of professional radio communications systems. ESChat, based in San Luis Obispo, California, is the only FedRAMP Authorized broadband Push-to-Talk service, serving more than 700,000 users across public safety, government, and enterprise markets. […]