The Technology M&A team guided Ask Sage on the successful completion of its acquisition by BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leading provider of mission-ready AI for national security, for $250 million in cash. The acquisition follows BigBear.ai’s previously disclosed definitive agreement announced alongside the Company’s third quarter 2025 financial results and further strengthens its position as a trusted provider of secure, production-ready AI at scale. With the integration of Ask Sage, BigBear.ai expands its AI portfolio to include secure generative AI workflows that complement its existing mission solutions and services.
Ask Sage, Inc. is a leading provider of Generative AI solutions, specifically designed to meet the needs of the public sector, defense industrial base, and commercial enterprises. Offering a wide range of both commercial and open-source Large Language Models (LLMs), our platform is technology agnostic, enabling teams to leverage the best tools and models that suit their needs. With robust security features, the ability to handle a wide range of data types, and enhanced integrations, Ask Sage, Inc. is the go-to solution for organizations seeking to optimize their operations and harness the power of generative AI.
The Goodwin deal team was led by David Pendergast, Justin Smith, Matthew Fitzgerald, Michael Ruttenberg, Ty Bennett, Liza Craig, Joshuah Turner, Cisco Palao-Ricketts, Brad Stewart, Rahat Shaheen Tariq, Alex Watson, John Goheen, Paul Jin, Arom Yun, Ora Grinberg, Garrett Gaughan, Shlomo Gottesman, Arman Carretta, Stuart Ogg, Justin Anslow, Jia Jia Huang, Katharine Cummings, Jacqueline Klosek, Jacob Osborn, Justin Shields, Timothy Holahan, Ana Victoria Alvarado, Annie Railton, Jasmine Jean-Louis, and Chalaun Lomax.
For more information on the deal, please read the press release.