Clarity Innovations (Clarity), a National Security software, data, and cyber engineering platform, and Chameleon Consulting Group (CCG), a provider of full spectrum cyber operations solutions and services, announced they have combined to form a leading provider of systems and cyberspace products and services to the US Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Clarity, a portfolio company of Capitol Meridian Partners (CMP), combined with CCG to enhance their offerings in the defense and intelligence sectors. The transaction was supported by equity from Capitol Meridian Fund I, L.P. and its affiliates, with significant contributions from the management teams of both companies. The terms of the transaction, which was completed on June 3, 2024, were not disclosed. Latham & Watkins LLP represented Clarity and Capitol Meridian Partners in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by Washington, D.C. partner Cory Tull, with associates Brad Guest, Zach Lippman, and Paul Bowers. Advice was also provided on finance matters by Washington, D.C. partners Jeffrey Chenard and Melissa Fabian; on tax matters by New York partner David Raab; on intellectual property matters by New York partner Steven Betensky; on benefits matters by Washington, D.C. partner David Della Rocca; on government contracts matters by Washington, D.C. partner Kyle Jefcoat; on data privacy matters by Washington, D.C. partner Marissa Boynton; on compliance matters by Washington, D.C. partner Erin Brown Jones; and on export controls matters by Washington, D.C. partner Damara Chambers.~~