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Sagewind Capital has made an investment in QuantiTech, a Huntsville, Ala.-based provider of technical engineering and management services to defense and federal agencies.

A new KippsDeSanto report has found that approximately 75 percent of dealmakers said they expect the number of mergers and acquisitions in the government services sector to climb by at least 5 percent this year. KippsDeSanto said Tuesday it polled 168 strategic buyers and executives from private equity groups who …

KippsDeSanto has unveiled its list of what it calls the most notable merger and acquisition deals in the aerospace, defense and government technology sectors for the quarter ending June 30. Bob Kipps, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 for 2017, is co-founder and managing director of KippsDeSanto. The investment bank said its …

As companies wrap up 2016 financials, many company owners, investors and executives are expected to revisit their exit strategies.  In parallel, 2016 transaction lists are gathered and shared amongst the GovCon community, and emerging trends of “hot markets” and “sought after capabilities” are brought to the forefront as industry looks …

Ways for government contractors to plan during a time of uncertainty with the transition into a new Donald Trump administration and align business strategies with the future president’s policy priorities were the central talking points of Deltek’s “FedFocus 2017” event Monday at National Harbor, Md. Against the backdrop of an incoming administration, one immediate item …

Jon Yim, a director at investment bank KippsDeSanto, has cited potential implications of the General Services Administration’s efforts to consolidate contract vehicles for buyers and sellers seeking to enter the mergers and acquisitions market. Yim wrote in a blog post posted Oct. 26 the changes that contract consolidation has brought to the …

Marc Marlin, a director at investment bank KippsDeSanto, believes that the government contracting industry will see companies looking to bolster their market posture and drive business growth through mergers and acquisitions in 2015. Marlin wrote in a guest piece published Thursday on Federal Times that large, pure-play businesses in fields such as cyber, health, cloud, C4ISR and …

KippsDeSanto & Co. has identified four trends in the government technology mergers-and-acquisition space it says became evident during CACI International‘s acquisition of IDL Solutions. The investment bank said the transaction, for which it advised IDL, demonstrated strong buyer appetite for companies that are focused on emerging market segments such as …

CRGT‘s buy of big data and business intelligence provider Guident is an indicator of increased activity among private equity investors within the government market , according to investment banking firm KippsDeSanto & Co. The bank advised Guident on its acquisition by CRGT, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, with the intent …

Bob Kipps serves as a managing director at Kipps DeSanto, an investment bank specializing in government contracting mergers and acquisitions. The 20-year industry vet provides financial and M&A consulting to defense and technology firms and was recognized in 2007 as the Investment Banker Dealmaker of the Year by the Association for Corporate Growth. …