September 21 2015

KippsDeSanto & Co. Advises Aegis Group on Sale to GardaWorld Security Corporation

KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased to announce the acquisition of our client, Aegis Group (“Aegis” or the “Company”), by GardaWorld Security Corporation (“GardaWorld”). The acquisition complements and enhances GardaWorld’s existing protective service offerings, as well as expands its geographic presence throughout the Middle East and Africa.

Aegis provides holistic private security and consultancy services, including physical security and protection, training, threat extortion, crisis and kidnap response, and business intelligence and risk management, to government agencies and corporate clients worldwide. The Company has a long and successful history of serving the mission-critical needs of U.S. and international government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) and the U.S. Department of State (“DoS”), as well as commercial clients in the Oil & Gas, Maritime, Financial, and Critical Infrastructure industries. Aegis has an exceptional past performance record serving the U.S. Government, including supporting the DoD in Iraq as a part of the Reconstruction Security Support Services (“RSSS”) contract, and a prime position on the $10 billion DoS Worldwide Protective Services (“WPS”) contract vehicle. The Company has been at the forefront of developing comprehensive business practices and ethical codes of conduct for the security industry, and was a key contributor to the development of the International Code of Conduct and Private Security Contractors (“PSC”) – 1 industry standard.

As a key piece of its expansion strategy, Aegis provides GardaWorld with enhanced capabilities and protective service offerings, as well as deeper access to government and commercial clients, particularly U.S. DoD, U.S. DoS, and major Oil & Gas companies. With the acquisition, GardaWorld will have a clear path to be a market leader in providing premier security services with unparalleled depth in its service offering and strength in its global reach.

We believe this transaction demonstrates several key trends in the defense and government services M&A environment:

• Strategic buyers continue to target M&A opportunities that address strategic gaps, especially in mission-critical domains and customer segments

• Buyers continue to seek targets with strong growth potential evidenced by a highly visible backlog, and a robust, actionable pipeline supported by a highly-sophisticated, mature, professional infrastructure able to scale alongside growth

• Prime positions on large, long-term contract vehicles that transition to the acquirer drive value; however, buyers and investors are increasingly focused on companies with strong past performance, customer relationships, and a track record of awards under these vehicles

KippsDeSanto & Co. is an investment bank focused on delivering exceptional M&A and financing transaction results for leading aerospace / defense and technology companies. For more information on KippsDeSanto & Co., please visit www.kippsdesanto.com.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss how KippsDeSanto & Co. can help you achieve your strategic objectives.KippsDeSanto & Co. is an investment bank focused on delivering exceptional M&A and financing transaction results for leading aerospace / defense and technology companies. For more information on KippsDeSanto & Co., please visit www.kippsdesanto.com.

KippsDeSanto & Co., member FINRA/SIPC, is not affiliated with other companies mentioned herein

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