Aerospace & Defense Report 2026 | Sponsored by Thrive

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Defense Tech Innovation Tests Private Equity’s Comfort Zone Private equity sponsors are dipping their toes into the fast-growing defense tech space via strategic add-ons and platform acquisitions of more traditional defense businesses.

Mission Possible: The A&D Carve-Out Opportunity As prime contractors and corpora- tions divest noncore A&D assets, private equity sponsors have an opportunity to build successful plat- forms—but executing a carve-out is no easy feat. 18 Closing the IT Talent Gap in PE-Backed Carve-Outs Thrive’s EVP of private equity and financial services explains how spon- sors can build stronger IT benches, accelerate value creation, and avoid costly carve-out mistakes.

10 Insights from Thrive Your IT stack is costing you more than you think. Thrive shares a framework for how organizations can protect EBITDA and accelerate growth.

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