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John Noh, a capital market and investment banking veteran, has been appointed vice president of corporate development at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH). He will be responsible for implementing Booz Allen’s inorganic growth, alternative investment and partnership strategies, the company said Friday. Noh previously led a number of divestitures and buyouts during his …

GovCon M&A Market Happy First Half of 2013 Is In Rearview Mirror! Bob Kipps, Managing Director,  KippsDeSanto & Company With only four Defense and Government Services transactions completed in June and 46 completed during the first half of 2013, the sector’s M&A market is hopefully nearing the end of a …

Deloitte Corporate Finance has bought McColl Partners for an undisclosed sum in a move aimed at growing Deloitte’s middle-market merger-and-acquisition services and investment banking advisory portfolio. Nearly 70 McColl Partners members, including 13 managing directors, will join the Deloitte team through the transaction, the company said Monday. The addition of McColl …

Finding The New Normal Bob Kipps, Managing Director,  KippsDeSanto & Company With only 15 government services and 25 defense M&A deals announced so far this year (vs 72 for the comparable period in 2012), it may seem premature to say the M&A market’s back in equilibrium. However, it seems to …

Sellers Need to Know Their Buyer Bob Kipps, Managing Director, KippsDeSanto & Company In sales, experts always say “know your customer.” That advice also holds true in large part for owners of Government and Defense industry firms considering the sale of their business. In this year of transition and uncertainty, …

GovCon M&A Activity Slows to a Trickle Bob Kipps, Managing Director, KippsDeSanto & Company The hangover to last year’s deal frenzy continues. As mentioned last month, deal announcements during the first part of 2013 are likely to be well below the past levels given the compression of deals into 2012–for …

Eye of the GovCon M&A Storm Bob Kipps, Managing Director, KippsDeSanto & Company After gushing throughout 2012, GovCon M&A deal announcements have slowed to a trickle thus far in 2013.  At a recent deal conference in DC last week, lenders and other transaction advisors were commenting about their lack of …