July 13 2021

KippsDeSanto & Co. advises Occam’s Razor Technologies, LLC on its sale to Avantus Federal, a NewSpring Holding Company

KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Occam’s Razor Technologies, LLC, (“ORT” or the “Company”), to Avantus Federal, LLC, (“Avantus”) a NewSpring Holding Company.

Headquartered in Reston, VA, ORT is a leading provider of cyber solutions focused on cyber tool development and assessment in support of classified Intelligence Community (“IC”) and Department of Defense (“DoD”) missions. The Company provides the full lifecycle of cyber tools and products from development through deployment.

The ORT acquisition deepens Avantus’ position with national security customers and augments its cyber offerings. These capabilities and solutions will accelerate the combined entities position as an industry leader, providing these cyber solutions across a growth and broader set of Federal Government customers.

We believe this transaction demonstrates several key trends in the government services mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) market:

• Strong demand for Company-developed intellectual property and advanced engineering and cyber solutions capabilities

• Unique, franchise positions within key Federal customers at the forefront of priority government missions

• Financial sponsors continued appetite to deploy capital through new platform investments and bolt-on acquisitions to existing portfolio companies, particularly for those assets with long-term contracts, strong management teams, and differentiated capabilities

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Marc B. Marlin