Morrison Foerster served as government contracts and national security counsel to Tyto Athene, an Arlington Capital portfolio company, for its acquisition of Microtel.
Tyto Athene, a federal systems integrator of mission-focused digital transformation solutions, completed the acquisition of Microtel, a software development and systems engineering firm deeply embedded in long-term, space missions for NASA and international space programs. Microtel’s expertise of developing mission-critical flight software to control robotic spacecraft, rovers, and other onboard flight applications for command, telemetry, and science data processing complements Tyto’s existing space command work and further strengthens Tyto’s capabilities to bring innovative solutions to their customer’s missions using AI/ML technologies.
MoFo’s Government Contracts & Public Procurement team was led by Washington D.C. partner Damien Specht, together with partners Charles Capito and Locke Bell, and associate Nicole Giles.