David Presgraves
ACG National Capital is pleased to announce that they are now accepting nominations for the 20th annual Corporate Growth Awards. These awards recognize the business leaders and companies most responsible for the region’s corporate growth and deal activity, and the large deals that have made an enormous impact on the region’s business community.
Nominees and award winners are celebrated at a black tie gala – an exclusive event that brings together hundreds of the National Capital region’s leading corporate executives and dealmakers in recognition of the accomplishments of a carefully vetted group of growth professionals and companies.
This year’s Corporate Growth Awards gala will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner on June 8, 2022.
Awards for this year will be presented in twelve categories. Those categories, and the names of last year’s winners, are:
Emerging Growth Company Award Under $25M
ACG National Capital will recognize a Greater Washington-based company that has exhibited consistent and sustainable growth. Selection criteria will include factors such as profitability, financial performance, milestones achieved and accomplishments that have fueled growth, etc. The award nominees must have less than $25M in revenue for 2021.
2021 Winner: Mindoula Health, Inc.
Corporate Growth Company Award $25M-$75M
ACG National Capital will recognize a Greater Washington-based company that has exhibited consistent and sustainable growth. Selection criteria will include factors such as profitability, financial performance, milestones achieved and accomplishments that have fueled growth, etc. The award nominees must have at least $25M and less than $75M in revenue for 2021.
2021 Winner: BlackHorse Solutions, Inc.
Corporate Growth Company Award $75M-$250M
ACG National Capital will recognize a Greater Washington-based company that has exhibited consistent and sustainable growth. Selection criteria will include factors such as profitability, financial performance, milestones achieved and accomplishments that have fueled growth, etc. The award nominees must have at least $75M and less than $250M in revenue for 2021.
2021 Winner: Axiologic Solutions LLC
Corporate Growth Company Award Over $250M
ACG National Capital will recognize a Greater Washington-based company that has exhibited consistent and sustainable growth. Selection criteria will include factors such as profitability, financial performance, milestones achieved and accomplishments that have fueled growth, etc. The award nominees must have at least $250M in revenue for 2021.
2021 Winner: Dovel Technologies, Inc.
Deal of the Year Under: $50M
ACG National Capital will recognize a transaction, closed in 2021, in which a publicly-traded or privately-held operating company completed a transaction with a purchase price (enterprise value) less than $50 million, or in which an issuing company engaged in a public offering of equity or debt securities with gross proceeds less than $50 million, and in which the buyer, seller or target (in the case of an M&A transaction) or issuer (in the case of a public offering) is based in the Greater Washington area. Selection criteria will include factors such as transaction accomplishments, and impact on market share, industry, and our region.
2021 Winner: Camber Creek’s investment in Notarize (Series C)
Deal of the Year: $50M-$250M
ACG National Capital will recognize a transaction, closed in 2021, in which a publicly-traded or privately-held operating company completed a transaction with a purchase price (enterprise value) of at least $50 million and less than $250 million, or in which an issuing company engaged in a public offering of equity or debt securities with gross proceeds at least $50 million and less than $250 million, in which the buyer, seller or target (in the case of an M&A transaction) or issuer (in the case of a public offering) is based in the Greater Washington area. Selection criteria will include factors such as transaction accomplishments, and impact on market share, industry, and our region.
2021 Winner: The Carlyle Group’s acquisitions of IST Research & Two Six Labs and subsequent merger to form Two Six Technologies
Deal of the Year: $250M – $1B
ACG National Capital will recognize a transaction, closed in 2021, in which either a publicly-traded or privately-held operating company completed a transaction with a purchase price (enterprise value) of at least $250 million and less than $1 billion, or in which an issuing company engaged in a public offering of equity or debt securities with gross proceeds greater than $250 million and less than $1 billion, and in which the buyer, seller or target (in the case of an M&A transaction) or issuer (in the case of a public offering) is based in the Greater Washington area. Selection criteria will include factors such as transaction accomplishments, and impact on market share, industry, and our region.
2021 Winner: ICF International’s Acquisition of Incentive Technology Group (ITG)
Deal of the Year: Over $1 Billion
ACG National Capital will recognize a transaction, closed in 2021, in which either a publicly-traded or privately-held operating company completed a transaction with a purchase price (enterprise value) of greater than $1 billion, or in which an issuing company engaged in a public offering of equity or debt securities with gross proceeds greater than $1 billion, and in which the buyer, seller or target (in the case of an M&A transaction) or issuer (in the case of a public offering) is based in the Greater Washington area. Selection criteria will include factors such as transaction accomplishments, and impact on market share, industry, and our region.
Deal Team: Public Company of the Year
ACG National Capital will recognize the deal team from a public company that has demonstrated the greatest success in accomplishing growth-oriented transactions that closed (along with all such transactions that signed) in 2021. Such transactions include financings, recapitalizations and mergers and acquisitions. Each nominated deal team should be from the Greater Washington area. Selection criteria will include factors such as number of transactions, transaction size, impact on the nominee’s organization, industry, market share, and our region.
2021 Winner: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Deal Team: Growth Equity or Venture Capital Firm of the Year
ACG National Capital will recognize a growth equity or venture capital firm headquartered, operating, and/or investing in the Greater Washington area that has demonstrated success in accomplishing growth-oriented transactions that closed (along with all such transactions that signed) in 2021. Such transactions include non-control investments in a company, in equity or debt form. Selection criteria will include factors such as number of transactions, transaction size and accomplishments, and impact on market share, industry, and our region.
2021 Winner: Blue Delta Capital Partners
Deal Team: Private Equity Firm of the Year
ACG National Capital will recognize a private equity firm headquartered, operating, and/or investing in the Greater Washington area that has demonstrated success in accomplishing successful growth oriented and/or buyout transactions that closed (along with all such transactions that signed) in 2021. Such transactions must be either a majority economic stake in a company or a control transaction (inclusive of both equity and debt). Selection criteria will include factors such as number of transactions, transaction size and accomplishments, and impact on market share, industry, and our region.
2021 Winner: Gunnison Consulting Group
Community Service Project of the Year (Open to all companies and service providers)
ACG National Capital will recognize a company based in the Greater Washington area that has demonstrated success in supporting a charitable activity of its choosing. All companies, including service providers, are eligible to be nominated. The Service Project of the Year selection criteria will include factors such as impact to the identified charity, impact to the national capital region, employee participation, dollars raised for the charity, and other non-monetary contributions to the identified charity.
To nominate a company or deal team for a Corporate Growth Award, click HERE.
To register to attend this year’s Corporate Growth Awards ceremony, click HERE.