ACG National Capital
Each year, the National Capital Chapter of ACG recognizes the region’s companies and business leaders that have personified excellence in corporate growth and deal-making though their Corporate Growth Awards.
The awards are presented annually at the end of April during a star-studded, black tie gala held at the Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner and attended by the region’s best and brightest business minds.
With the gala fast approaching, the judges have met, reviewed nominations and have selected the following business leaders and private enterprises as finalists for the 2014 Corporate Growth Awards. The finalists are:
Emerging Growth Company Award (Under $25M): Applied Fundamentals Consulting, LLC.; Diamond Mind, Inc.; VariQ; Video Blocks
Corporate Growth Company Award ($25M-$75M): Clarabridge; Dr. First, Inc.; Eagle Ray, Inc.; High Street Partners
Corporate Growth Company Award ($75M-$250M): HealthPro; Noblis, Inc.; Phacil, Inc.; TransForce, Inc.
Corporate Growth Company Award (Over $250M): ActioNet, Inc.; CoStar Group; DMI; United Therapeutics
Venture Deal of the Year: Custom Ink; Invincea; Optoro; Socialradar; SweetGreen
Dealmaker of the Year: Reggie Aggarwal, Cvent; Tom Campbell, DC Capital Partners; Ron Jones, Vistronix; Joseph Payne, Eloqua; Adam Sheipe, CSC
Spin-Off or Divestiture Deal of the Year: CSC’s ATD to Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE); Spin-off of SAIC by Leidos
Strategic Deal of the Year (Under $100M): Sale of ASM Research Inc. to Accenture Federal Services; JackBe Acquisition by Software AG; Vistronix Acquisition of NetCentric Technology
Strategic Deal of the Year (Over $100M): CACI International Inc. acquisition of Six3 Systems; Rockwell Collins Acquisition of ARINC; Sale of Sourcefire to Cisco Systems
Private Equity Deal of the Year (Add-On): A-T Solutions acquisition of GreenLine Systems; Integrated Mission Solutions acquisition of Michael Baker Corporation; Sale of Tactical Micro, Inc. (affiliated with Relativity Capital) to Secure Communication Systems
Private Equity Deal of the Year (Platform Acquisition): Gladstone’s Acquisition of Behrens Manufacturing, LLC; Hovde Private Equity Advisors LLC sponsorship of Jefferson Bancorp and Carrollton Bancorp Merger; the Halifax Buyout of Envision Pharma Group
When asked about this year’s awards and the impressive field of finalists, David Siegel, the Vice President of Business Development at the private equity firm, LLR Partners, and a 2014 Corporate Growth Awards committee member, said, “This year’s finalists represent a widely diverse group of businesses in the greater Washington, D.C. market, including software, consumer, healthcare and some of most exciting government contractors. Their growth stories demonstrate the region’s vitality and tireless drive toward success, even through difficult economic conditions.”
For additional information about the 2014 Corporate Growth Awards, or to register to attend the upcoming black tie gala, visit www.acgcapital.org.