M&A Deal Summary

Academi Acquires International Development Solutions

On May 22, 2012, Academi acquired safety/security company International Development Solutions from DC Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Academi’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Academi’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Academi’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-05-22
Target International Development Solutions
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Academi
Sellers(s) DC Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

International Development Solutions

McLean, Virginia, United States
International Development Solutions, LLC is a provider of integrated security solutions to the U.S. Government in support of missions worldwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Academi

Reston, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Defense
DESCRIPTION

Academi provides innovative private sector solutions to U.S. government and non-U.S. government clients. Academi was founded in 1997 and is based in Reston, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DC Capital Partners

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 450M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DC Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on making control investments in mid-sized businesses that serve the US federal government. Specific areas of interest include defense, aerospace, intelligence, homeland security, information technology and other operations/maintenance services. The Firm's target investment size is $25 to $75 million. DC Capital Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Virginia M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-05 KS International

McLean, Virginia, United States

KS International, LLC (Kaseman-Sallyport) provides engineering, construction, and development services to federal government agencies and commercial customers the United States and internationally.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-11 Catapult Technology

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Catapult Technology, Ltd. is a provider of information technology and management consulting services to Federal Civilian Agencies, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. DoD, and the U.S. Intelligence Community. Catapult operates four strategic business verticals: Technology & Management Solutions, Enterprise Systems, Strategic Consulting, and Intelligence IT Services.

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