Transactions
May 20 2016
KippsDeSanto & Co. Advises Danya International, Inc. on Sale to DLH Holdings Corp.
KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Danya International, Inc. (“Danya” or the “Company”) to DLH Holdings Corp. The Company is a leading provider of technology-enabled program management, consulting, and digital communication solutions, including grant monitoring systems, information networks, and message development, with a primary focus on health and education mission objectives. The addition of Danya to DLH is highly transformative, as it complements and enhances DLH’s capabilities, while also enabling DLH to realize multiple objectives of its growth plan and broaden its addressable market.
Based in Silver Spring, MD, Danya specializes in program management, monitoring, and evaluation of large-scale, nationally-dispersed programs that require multi-stage reviews, ranging from field data collection, through analysis and reporting. Since 1999, Danya has held a prime position on the Administration for Children and Families (“ACF”) Office of Head Start (“OHS”) monitoring program. Under this award, the Company leads a monitoring, evaluation, and analysis effort to determine the effectiveness and compliance of grantees. Danya also has core competencies in health communications, and a burgeoning digital solutions practice. The Company’s work is focused on social impact solutions, with capabilities spanning (i) monitoring and evaluation; (ii) capacity building; (iii) technology solutions, and; (iv) communications. Danya’s experience is expected to accelerate DLH’s expansion into targeted federal agencies, while also driving growth in national priority, mission-critical programs.
We believe this transaction demonstrates several key trends in the government technology solutions M&A environment:
• Strategic buyers remain focused on acquisitions that fill capability gaps around existing and future engagements, while also enabling the acquirer to target larger contract opportunities that would have previously been unavailable
• Value continues to be placed on companies with established client relationships, strong past performance, and solid revenue visibility on prime, unrestricted contracts
• Importance of deeply embedded positions on well-funded, mission-critical programs
• Continued interest in transformational acquisitions / mergers of equals in the marketplace due to revenue and cost synergies that drive long-term growth opportunities and enhanced profitability
KippsDeSanto & Co. is an investment bank focused on delivering exceptional M&A and financing transaction results for leading aerospace, defense, and government 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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KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Danya International, Inc. (“Danya” or the “Company”) to DLH Holdings Corp. The Company is a leading provider of technology-enabled program management, consulting, and digital communication solutions, including grant monitoring systems, information networks, and message development, with a primary focus on health and education mission objectives. The addition of Danya to DLH is highly transformative, as it complements and enhances DLH’s capabilities, while also enabling DLH to realize multiple objectives of its growth plan and broaden its addressable market.
Based in Silver Spring, MD, Danya specializes in program management, monitoring, and evaluation of large-scale, nationally-dispersed programs that require multi-stage reviews, ranging from field data collection, through analysis and reporting. Since 1999, Danya has held a prime position on the Administration for Children and Families (“ACF”) Office of Head Start (“OHS”) monitoring program. Under this award, the Company leads a monitoring, evaluation, and analysis effort to determine the effectiveness and compliance of grantees. Danya also has core competencies in health communications, and a burgeoning digital solutions practice. The Company’s work is focused on social impact solutions, with capabilities spanning (i) monitoring and evaluation; (ii) capacity building; (iii) technology solutions, and; (iv) communications. Danya’s experience is expected to accelerate DLH’s expansion into targeted federal agencies, while also driving growth in national priority, mission-critical programs.
We believe this transaction demonstrates several key trends in the government technology solutions M&A environment:
• Strategic buyers remain focused on acquisitions that fill capability gaps around existing and future engagements, while also enabling the acquirer to target larger contract opportunities that would have previously been unavailable
• Value continues to be placed on companies with established client relationships, strong past performance, and solid revenue visibility on prime, unrestricted contracts
• Importance of deeply embedded positions on well-funded, mission-critical programs
• Continued interest in transformational acquisitions / mergers of equals in the marketplace due to revenue and cost synergies that drive long-term growth opportunities and enhanced profitability
KippsDeSanto & Co. is an investment bank focused on delivering exceptional M&A and financing transaction results for leading aerospace, defense, and government 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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