Articles from DLA Piper

DLA Piper advised Grupo Cox (Cox), a leading Spanish multinational water and energy company, on the closing of its US$4.2 billion acquisition of Iberdrola’s Mexico assets and related financing – one of the energy sector’s most significant cross-border transactions of 2025. The deal closed on the terms, timeline, and structure announced to the market last July, when Cox and Iberdrola first signed the agreement.

DLA Piper guided BCubed Engineering Corporation (BCubed) in its sale to Auria, a leading provider of command, control, and communications (C3) software and solutions for advanced space and missile operations.

DLA Piper advised GracoRoberts and its private equity sponsor CM Equity Partners (CMEP) in the company’s acquisition of Sky Mart, a leading aerospace chemical and specialty distributor.

DLA Piper has welcomed Josh Seidenfeld as Chair of the firm’s Northern California Corporate and Securities practice. Based in Palo Alto, Seidenfeld serves as a strategic counselor to some of the most innovative life sciences and technology companies, guiding next-generation enterprises across the full corporate life cycle — from seed stage through venture financings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and capital markets transactions.

DLA Piper today announced the appointment of Russel (Russ) Drew as Canada Managing Partner, effective January 1, 2026. Russ will also join the firm’s US Executive Committee, helping advance strategic priorities that support clients globally.

DLA Piper advised private equity firm CM Equity Partners (CMEP) in its investment in ShorePoint, Inc., a cybersecurity services firm dedicated to improving the cyber resilience of federal agencies and their missions.

DLA Piper advised Ragnarok Technologies (Ragnarok) in its acquisition by CASE, a portfolio company of private equity fund AE Industrial Partners and a provider of high-end software development and cloud engineering services.

DLA Piper advised Albers Aerospace, a warfighter-focused partner delivering advanced solutions across aerospace and defense sectors, in its acquisition of a global leader in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) integration.

DLA Piper proudly represented Albers Aerospace, a warfighter-focused partner delivering advanced solutions across aerospace and defense sectors, in its simultaneous strategic acquisitions of Advanced Packaging Inc. (API) and Impact Case & Container (ICC). These industry leaders in custom, ruggedized packaging solutions bring invaluable capabilities to Albers Aerospace’s expanding portfolio.

DLA Piper advised Ventera, a leading technology consulting firm, in the completion of its acquisition by Cadmus, a provider of technical and strategic expertise to governments, energy utilities, and private sector companies worldwide.

DLA Piper advised CM Equity Partners, a private equity firm that invests in aerospace and defense and federal services companies, in its acquisition of Sabre Systems, Inc. (Sabre).

DLA Piper advised MOXFIVE, a leading cybersecurity company, in its investment from Falfurrias Management Partners (Falfurrias), a private equity firm that focuses on middle-market businesses with exceptional growth potential.

DLA Piper advised Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington), a Washington, DC-area private investment firm specializing in government regulated industries, in the formation of Keel Holdings, (Keel), a leading manufacturer of complex structures for the highest priority programs within the Navy, Army, and Air Force. The company was formed through the merger of existing Arlington portfolio company Pegasus Steel with the newly completed acquisitions of Metal Trades and Merrill Technologies Group.

DLA Piper advised CM Equity Partners, a New York City-based private equity firm that invests in aerospace, and defense and federal services companies, in its investment and partnership with Dexis Consulting Group (Dexis).

DLA Piper advised Alder Technology Inc. (Alder), a leading provider of sophisticated network engineering, network security and data management services and solutions supporting the national security mission, in its business combination with technology solutions company Acclaim Technical Services (ATS).

DLA Piper advised Arlington Capital Partners (ACP) and Everest Clinical Research (Everest), a leading full-service contract research organization (CRO) with expertise in biostatistics and statistical programming, in its acquisition of August Research (August), a European CRO that provides Clinical Trial Services (CTS) and Pharmacovigilance services to a wide variety of pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

DLA Piper advised Net Vision Consultants, Inc. (Net Vision), a leading analytics and engineering services provider, in its sale to Arlington Capital Partners’ Eqlipse Technologies (“Eqlipse”), a leading technology company that supports critical needs across the full cyber domain, including cyber, SIGINT engineering, computer network operations (“CNO”), and software development.

DLA Piper advised Arlington Capital Partners (ACP), a leading private equity firm based in Washington, DC, in its acquisition of Pegasus Steel LLC (Pegasus), a leading provider of complex fabricated steel structures used for the construction of submarines, aircraft carriers and other naval and industrial systems.

DLA Piper advised Arlington Capital Partners and Everest Clinical Research (Everest), a leading full-service contract research organization (CRO) with expertise in biostatistics and statistical programming, in its acquisition of Brightech International (Brightech), a leading CRO that specializes in complex, value-add biostatistics, programming and clinical data management services.