2011 Awards Gala
Association for Corporate Growth National Capital Honors the Top Corporate Deals and Dealmakers in the Washington Metro Business Community
2010 Awards Honor Outstanding Executives and Exceptional Growth Companies
Vienna, VA – April 9, 2010 – ACG National Capital, the leading authority on corporate growth in the Washington metropolitan area, is pleased to announce the 2010 Corporate Growth Awards winners. The eight category winners were selected for leading highly successful corporate growth strategies at the annual black tie gala event at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner on Thursday, April 8, 2010, with nearly 400 business leaders gathering to celebrate and honor their business achievements.
"Despite the difficult economic climate, successful business deals continued throughout our metropolitan area in 2010, and ACG National Capital is proud to honor the top executives who made that happen," said Braun Jones, ACG National Capital president. "The successes of these individuals and companies highlight the resilience of corporate growth in this region."
Award winners were selected from a large pool of qualified nominations. Each category was narrowed down to three finalists, with the winners announced at the annual gala. The 2010 winners for this year’s categories are:
Deal Maker, Investment or Capital Provider – Thomas Peltier, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
Deal Maker, Corporate Executive – Eric A. Hamann, ICF International
Emerging Growth Company, under $50M – Invertix Corporation
Growth Company, $50M - $100M – Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)
Growth Company, $100M - $500M – K12 Inc.
Outstanding Growth Company, over $500M – VSE Corporation
Deal of the Year, under $100M – Global Defense Technology & Systems IPO
Deal of the Year, over $100M – Capital One’s acquisition of Chevy Chase Bank
Lifetime Achievement Recipient – Renato "Renny" DiPentima
ACG National Capital’s award gala included a ceremony and dinner for attendees followed by a networking reception. Sponsors for this exclusive event included Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Cherry Bekaert & Holland LLC, Citizens Bank, Greenberg Traurig, Houlihan Lokey, J.P. Morgan, KippsDeSanto & Co., Morrison & Foerster, RSM McGladrey, SunTrust, UGL Equis and Venable LLP.
2009 AWARD WINNERS
| Dealmaker - Capital Provider |
Greg Wheeless, CIT
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| Dealmaker - Investment Banker |
Jean Stack, Houlihan Lokey |
| Dealmaker - Corporate |
Edward Casey, Serco Inc. |
| Emerging Growth (under 100M) |
3001 Inc. |
| Emerging Growth (over $100M) |
Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc |
| Emerging Growth (100 - 500M) |
M.C. Dean, Inc. |
Deal of the Year (under $100M)
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Dynamics Research Corporation/Kadix Systems LLC
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| Deal of the Year (over $100M) |
Stanley Inc acquires Oberon Associates |
2008 AWARD WINNERS
| Dealmaker - Capital Provider |
Thomas J. Campbell, D.C. Capital Partners |
| Dealmaker - Investment Banker |
Daniel Cornell, Stifel Nicolas |
| Dealmaker - Corporate |
Thomas A. Mutryn, CACI |
| Emerging Growth (under 100M) |
Morgan Franklin |
| Emerging Growth (100 - 500M) |
M.C. Dean, Inc. |
| Deal of the Year |
Dimension International, Inc Acquired by Honeywell |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
Dr. J.P (Jack) London |
2007 AWARD WINNERS
| Dealmaker - Capital Provider |
Eric Pietras |
| Dealmaker - Investment Banker |
Bob Kipps |
| Dealmaker - Corporate |
Chris Torti |
| Emerging Growth (under 100M) |
Rosetta Stone |
| Emerging Growth (100 - 500M) |
Martek Biosciences Corporation |
| Deal of the Year |
Anteon/General Dynamics |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
Dr. Edward H. Bersoff |
2006 AWARD WINNERS
| Emerging Growth (under 100M) |
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Abraxas Corporation |
| Emerging Growth (100 - 500M) |
Argon ST, Inc. |
| Dealmaker - Corporate |
Dr. Bahman Atefi |
| Dealmaker - Capital Provider |
Peter M. Schulte |
| Dealmaker - Investment Banker |
John C. Hagan |
| The Deal of the Year |
BAE Systems/United Defense Industries, Inc. |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
George J. Pedersen & Dr. Ernst Volgenau |
2005 AWARD WINNERS
| Outstanding Corporate Growth |
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SRA International Inc. |
| Emerging Growth (under 100M) |
Essex Corporation |
| Emerging Growth (100 - 500M) |
Trex Company, Inc. |
| Dealmaker - Corporate |
Lucy Reilly Fitch |
| Dealmaker - Capital Provider |
Peter Knickerbocker |
| Dealmaker - Investment Banker |
John C. Allen |
| The Deal of the Year |
CACI International Inc. |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
Phil Odeen |