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KippsDeSanto and Recent Clients
Honored at Corporate Growth Awards Gala
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MCLEAN, VA – Kevin DeSanto, co-founder of local investment banking
firm KippsDeSanto & Co., and
clients Oberon Associates and Kadix Systems were recognized last Thursday night
at the 2009 Corporate
Growth Awards, sponsored by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) National
Capital chapter.
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KippsDeSanto initiated, structured and negotiated the Deals of
the Year for 2008 in both size categories.
Oberon Associates, Inc. (sale to Stanley, Inc.) and Kadix Systems, LLC (sale to
Dynamics Research
Corp.) were winners for the Deal of the Year Award Transaction Value Under $100
million and Transaction
Value Over $100 million, respectively. The Deal of the Year Award recognizes the
regional company that
was a party to the most outstanding transaction in 2008.
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DeSanto was a finalist for the Investment Banker Dealmaker of Year
Award. The award recognizes the top
investment banker dealmaker in the Washington, D.C. region who has a history of
successful deal making.
DeSanto’s entire career has been focused on supporting defense and technology firms
in the local Metro
D.C. area and nationally. In addition to his role in building and managing KippsDeSanto,
he was intimately
involved in successfully completing four transactions in the past twelve months,
two of which have been
recognized as “the top deals of 2008” by Washington Technology. KippsDeSanto co-founder
Robert Kipps
won the award in 2007.
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About KippsDeSanto & Co.
KippsDeSanto & Co. is an investment bank focused on delivering
exceptional results for leading, growth-
oriented defense and technology companies. We leverage our creativity and industry
experience to
provide M&A, private financing, and strategic consulting. Our team has advised on
over 100 transactions
totaling more than $10 billion in deal value. Capitalizing on real-time industry
trends and in-depth technical
and strategic analysis, our solutions-driven approach is highly structured and uniquely
tailored to each
client. We are recognized for our market insight and broad industry relationships.
We help market leaders
realize their full strategic value. KippsDeSanto & Co. is not affiliated with any
other company mentioned in
this release. For more information, visit www.kippsdesanto.com.
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Contact:
KippsDeSanto & Co., Pack Fancher, 703-442-1406
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