Transactions
September 20 2016
KippsDeSanto & Co. Advises Fusion Technology, LLC on its Sale to CALIBRE Systems
KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased to announce the sale of our client, Fusion Technology, LLC (“Fusion”), to CALIBRE Systems, Inc. (“CALIBRE”). This deal closed September 16th and marks KippsDeSanto & Co.’s seventh transaction of 2016.
Headquartered in Reston, VA, Fusion is a leading provider of enterprise talent management solutions and instructional systems design strategies to the National Intelligence Community (“IC”). Fusion delivers innovative pedagogical approaches for instructional curriculum design to produce desired learning outcomes. Furthermore, Fusion’s web application development capabilities provide the full spectrum of enterprise software development and integration services, spanning the entire software development lifecycle for highly customized and sophisticated web applications.
In addition to complementary core capabilities and domain expertise, which CALIBRE can immediately deploy to deepen its footprint within existing customers, Fusion offers CALIBRE unique access to new customers in the IC.
We believe this transaction demonstrates several key trends in the government services M&A environment:
• Strategic buyers continue to target M&A opportunities that address strategic gaps, especially in well-funded markets such as the IC;
• Differentiation remains paramount to attracting acquisition interest, whether it is technical capability, domain knowledge, customer access, or experienced / cleared employee base;
• Buyers and investors are increasingly focused on companies with strong past performance, customer relationships, unrestricted prime contracts, and near-term revenue visibility; and
• Strategic buyers are continuing to deploy capital through acquisitions as a viable growth strategy.
KippsDeSanto & Co. is an investment bank focused on delivering exceptional M&A and financing transaction results for leading technology and defense 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
LEAD INVESTMENT BANKERS
Bob Kipps
Jon Yim
KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased to announce the sale of our client, Fusion Technology, LLC (“Fusion”), to CALIBRE Systems, Inc. (“CALIBRE”). This deal closed September 16th and marks KippsDeSanto & Co.’s seventh transaction of 2016.
Headquartered in Reston, VA, Fusion is a leading provider of enterprise talent management solutions and instructional systems design strategies to the National Intelligence Community (“IC”). Fusion delivers innovative pedagogical approaches for instructional curriculum design to produce desired learning outcomes. Furthermore, Fusion’s web application development capabilities provide the full spectrum of enterprise software development and integration services, spanning the entire software development lifecycle for highly customized and sophisticated web applications.
In addition to complementary core capabilities and domain expertise, which CALIBRE can immediately deploy to deepen its footprint within existing customers, Fusion offers CALIBRE unique access to new customers in the IC.
We believe this transaction demonstrates several key trends in the government services M&A environment:
• Strategic buyers continue to target M&A opportunities that address strategic gaps, especially in well-funded markets such as the IC;
• Differentiation remains paramount to attracting acquisition interest, whether it is technical capability, domain knowledge, customer access, or experienced / cleared employee base;
• Buyers and investors are increasingly focused on companies with strong past performance, customer relationships, unrestricted prime contracts, and near-term revenue visibility; and
• Strategic buyers are continuing to deploy capital through acquisitions as a viable growth strategy.
KippsDeSanto & Co. is an investment bank focused on delivering exceptional M&A and financing transaction results for leading technology and defense 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
LEAD INVESTMENT BANKERS
Bob Kipps
Jon Yim
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