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June 18 2019
KippsDeSanto & Co. Advises DLH Holdings Corporation on its Acquisition of Social & Scientific Systems
KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Social & Scientific Systems (“SSS”) by its client, DLH Holdings Corporation (“DLH” or the “Company”).
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, DLH is a leading provider of innovative healthcare services and solutions to federal agencies. The Company’s core competencies include assessment and compliance monitoring, business process outsourcing, health information technology systems integration, management, readiness and medical logistics, and pharmacy solutions.
Founded in 1978, SSS, is an experienced public health organization that provides scientific research, policy, and program evaluation to leading federal health customers. SSS has established a strong brand within its core federal health customers and maintains a high degree of embeddedness supporting longitudinal public health studies that have spanned multiple decades.
Building off DLH’s successful acquisition of Danya in 2016, SSS adds further domain expertise (public health and life sciences), additional capabilities depth (data analytics, advanced research and IT), and scale. SSS’ differentiated expertise, coupled with DLH’s existing business, strategically aligns to enhance the combined businesses’ organic growth across the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar federal healthcare market.
We believe this investment demonstrates several key trends in the healthcare M&A market:
• Consolidation of government contractors of scale in niche, well-funded markets to drive mid-tier organic competitiveness
• Value continues to be placed on companies with established client relationships, strong past performance, and solid revenue visibility on prime, unrestricted contracts
• Attractiveness of deeply embedded and longstanding positions on well-funded programs
LEAD INVESTMENT BANKERS
Marc B. Marlin
Brian T. Tunney
KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Social & Scientific Systems (“SSS”) by its client, DLH Holdings Corporation (“DLH” or the “Company”).
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, DLH is a leading provider of innovative healthcare services and solutions to federal agencies. The Company’s core competencies include assessment and compliance monitoring, business process outsourcing, health information technology systems integration, management, readiness and medical logistics, and pharmacy solutions.
Founded in 1978, SSS, is an experienced public health organization that provides scientific research, policy, and program evaluation to leading federal health customers. SSS has established a strong brand within its core federal health customers and maintains a high degree of embeddedness supporting longitudinal public health studies that have spanned multiple decades.
Building off DLH’s successful acquisition of Danya in 2016, SSS adds further domain expertise (public health and life sciences), additional capabilities depth (data analytics, advanced research and IT), and scale. SSS’ differentiated expertise, coupled with DLH’s existing business, strategically aligns to enhance the combined businesses’ organic growth across the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar federal healthcare market.
We believe this investment demonstrates several key trends in the healthcare M&A market:
• Consolidation of government contractors of scale in niche, well-funded markets to drive mid-tier organic competitiveness
• Value continues to be placed on companies with established client relationships, strong past performance, and solid revenue visibility on prime, unrestricted contracts
• Attractiveness of deeply embedded and longstanding positions on well-funded programs
LEAD INVESTMENT BANKERS
Marc B. Marlin
Brian T. Tunney
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