Transactions
January 12 2023
KippsDeSanto & Co. advises Xcelerate Solutions on its investment from McNally Capital and Nio Advisors
KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased announce that its client, Xcelerate Solutions (“Xcelerate” or the “Company”), has received an investment from McNally Capital (“McNally”).
Headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate is a leading provider of comprehensive defense and end-to-end national security advisory services to the U.S. government.
The Company specializes in providing integrated security capabilities to identify, reduce, and mitigate enterprise risks for Defense, Federal Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Community customers. Specific offerings include personnel vetting, insider threat management, intelligence analysis, risk management, digital modernization, DevSecOps, process automation, policy development, project management, and business transformation.
Founded on September 11, 2009, Xcelerate has dedicated the past 13 years to building solutions, relationships, and programs focused on making America safer. The Company has established long-standing and growing relationships across mission-focused organizations such as the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (“DCSA”), Defense Intelligence Agency (“DIA”), Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”). By leveraging its capabilities and extensive subject matter expertise around critical national security programs, Xcelerate has developed a market-leading reputation.
The partnership with McNally will further enhance Xcelerate’s growth as the Company continues to deliver in-demand services and solutions across its core markets and expands into adjacent markets.
We believe this transaction highlights several key trends in the government technology solutions M&A market:
• Significant demand for diversified national security capabilities and market expertise reinforced by a seasoned management team and highly skilled, experienced, and cleared employees
• Buyers continue to place significant value on firms with key market presence, entrenched customer relationships, and significant revenue visibility supported by key large-scale programs
• Financial sponsors continue to deploy capital into new government technology solutions platform investments through buy and build strategies
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KippsDeSanto & Co. is pleased announce that its client, Xcelerate Solutions (“Xcelerate” or the “Company”), has received an investment from McNally Capital (“McNally”).
Headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate is a leading provider of comprehensive defense and end-to-end national security advisory services to the U.S. government.
The Company specializes in providing integrated security capabilities to identify, reduce, and mitigate enterprise risks for Defense, Federal Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Community customers. Specific offerings include personnel vetting, insider threat management, intelligence analysis, risk management, digital modernization, DevSecOps, process automation, policy development, project management, and business transformation.
Founded on September 11, 2009, Xcelerate has dedicated the past 13 years to building solutions, relationships, and programs focused on making America safer. The Company has established long-standing and growing relationships across mission-focused organizations such as the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (“DCSA”), Defense Intelligence Agency (“DIA”), Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”). By leveraging its capabilities and extensive subject matter expertise around critical national security programs, Xcelerate has developed a market-leading reputation.
The partnership with McNally will further enhance Xcelerate’s growth as the Company continues to deliver in-demand services and solutions across its core markets and expands into adjacent markets.
We believe this transaction highlights several key trends in the government technology solutions M&A market:
• Significant demand for diversified national security capabilities and market expertise reinforced by a seasoned management team and highly skilled, experienced, and cleared employees
• Buyers continue to place significant value on firms with key market presence, entrenched customer relationships, and significant revenue visibility supported by key large-scale programs
• Financial sponsors continue to deploy capital into new government technology solutions platform investments through buy and build strategies
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