TYSONS, Va. (December 20, 2024) – Holland & Knight advised Valiant Solutions LLC, a leading provider of enterprise-wide cybersecurity services for federal agencies, on a strategic investment from Bluestone Investment Partners. The transaction was announced on December 18.
Headquartered in Henderson, North Carolina, Valiant Solutions specializes in advanced threat detection systems, zero trust architecture, compliance and risk management, and cloud and container security. Valiant serves a range of federal agencies and leverages proprietary software frameworks to deliver solutions across the cybersecurity landscape.
McLean, Virginia-based Bluestone is a private equity firm investing exclusively in lower middle-market companies in the defense and government technology arena.
Holland & Knight Partners John Gilson and Katherine Markel led the firm's representation of Valiant Solutions, along with Associate Alison Redick (M&A).
More information on the transaction can be found here.
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