PRESS RELEASE
16 October 2025

Sheppard Mullin Advised Systems Planning & Analysis In Acquisition Of Group W

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the US, the firm’s clients include more than half of the Fortune 100.
Sheppard Mullin advised Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) in its acquisition of Group W, a premier data science and defense analytics company...
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Sheppard Mullin advised Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) in its acquisition of Group W, a premier data science and defense analytics company with a core focus on modeling and simulation and wargaming capabilities to the Department of Defense. SPA is a leading global provider of data-driven analytical insights supporting complex national security programs and defense priorities. SPA is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, a private investment firm specializing in government-regulated industries.

Sheppard Mullin advised SPA in six previous deals, including in its acquisitions of Intrepid, LLC; Australian-based Proximity Advisory Services Pty Ltd; PRKK, LLC; the technical advisory services program from ManTech; and the operations research and cyber analysis division of Metron.

The Sheppard Mullin deal team was led by partners Frank Bacelli and Cedric Powell, and included associate Patrick Diaz. Invaluable assistance was provided by Mike Chan, Claudia Hinsch, John Crisp, Carlo Van Den Bosch, Liisa Thomas, Shawn Fabian, Olivier Theard, Mike Baranovic, Reid Whitten, Sally Elshihabi, Umar Sattar, Jake Torres, Iman Naieem, Jordan Mallory and Katie Smith.

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Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the US, the firm’s clients include more than half of the Fortune 100.

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