DLA Piper represented Radiant Group, Inc., a technical solutions and systems engineering provider, in its acquisition by DigitalGlobe, Inc., a provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services. Radiant was previously held privately by Aston Capital, and was purchased for US$140 million in cash.

The transaction bolsters DigitalGlobe's capabilities in the defense sector. Radiant's geospatial information and solutions, big data analytics and intelligence analysis will provide DigitalGlobe's customers with increased defense value and insights.
DLA Piper team was led by Co-Chair of the Aerospace, Defense and Government Services Transactional practice Jeffrey Houle (Washington, DC), partners Thomas Pilkerton, Joseph Langhirt and Gina Zawitoski (all of Baltimore), David Clarke and Julia Kovacs (both of Washington, DC), Paolo Morante (New York), Nate McKittrick and Malaz Moustafa (Palo Alto) and Jamie Konn (Atlanta), senior counsel Charley Wayne (Washington, DC), of counsel Brad Jorgensen and Ryan Compton (both of Washington, DC) and Sanjay Beri and Cathryn Le Regulski (both of Northern Virginia), associates Catherine Campbell (Washington, DC), Deborah Maho Lewin and Jonathan Elefant (both of Baltimore), Cara Hupprich (Northern Virginia), associate James Kirby Pickle (Washington, DC) and paralegal Diane Williams (Baltimore).