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March 9, 2010
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PRIVATE EQUITY:
IT'S BAAACK
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| This Thursday, the NVTC Business to Government Committee hosts an event on growth opportunities in federal government contracting. Topics include the 8(a) program and SBA Mentor-Protégé and Joint-Venture programs. March 11. See story below. |
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| The days of private equity firms sitting on their gigantic pile of money are over, according to a study of tech CFOs done by BDO Seidman. Earlier today we sat down with BDO mid-Atlantic tax chief Wayne Corini, who says PE M&A has picked up after the doldrums of ’09. |
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He tells us the study predicts stronger, but more managed, growth for tech companies this year: “It’s not like the late ‘90s, but it seems private equity firms have finally lightened up and are rejoining the market.” A Silicon Valley guy by nature, Wayne just got back from a trip to Vegas (he says he won—and he still has his tie, so we believe him) where he took in some NASCAR.
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| NO TRAVEL |
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Here’s a good company for those who have memorized every airport code (Quick: ORD), Excellera Consulting, a place that doesn’t make its employees travel for government work. “All our employees are local, and if we get business somewhere like Atlanta, we’ll start a new office,” says partner Doug Sampson, the drummer for Iron Maiden whom we met earlier today at his McLean office.
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Here’s Doug with Burton (like the snowboard, for you cool kids) White. Doug says the company stays technology agnostic, but has centers of excellence around Microsoft and Java to name a few. It does most of its work for the government (Doug heads DoD sales) but also has commercial clients like Marriott. Doug grew up in Maryland and made previous stops at EDS, EMC, and, he tells us, a bunch of companies that went out of business (he’s their good luck charm). He loves to camp and this summer is taking five weeks off to tour the country’s great parks with his family.
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MEET OUR SPONSOR:
NVTC B2G EVENT
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| What are you doing Thursday morning? The answer: hanging out at the NVTC B2G (that’s Business to Government) committee meeting at Patton Boggs in McLean focused on business strategies in federal government contracting. The events features SBA's Theodore Holloman, Shipley Associates VP Nancy Kessler, and 2020 Company founder Haresh Bhungalia. Pictured are B2G chair Sid Chowdhary with committee sponsors Cathy Cromley of Market Connections, Dutko’s Matt Schrader, and Albo & Oblon’s Seth Berenzweig. Sign up! |
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| GONE SKIING |
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While you were navigating the slopes of DC recently, a number of fed folks were living it up in Vail at the annual Federal IT Summit. Conversation centered on the new fed environment for investment and the integrator community (not to mention the plethora of powder). Pictured here dining at Russell’s are Stifel Nicolaus managing director Tom Peltier, Clinton Rubin’s Brad King, Systems Software Consortium CEO Jim Kane, Alliance Solutions prez Harold Youra and son Ryan, Citizant CEO Raymond Roberts, conversationalist extraordinaire Andrea Young, and INPUT’s Kevin Plexico. Not picture (perhaps on the slopes or behind the camera): SRA VP Al Mink and Dendy Young.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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March 10 - Bisnow Total Schmoozarama - Back by popular demand, but limited to 600 attendees this time. Open bar, gourmet food. Park at Fourteenth. 6pm. Info
March 11 - NVTC B2G Committee - Federal Contracting Growth Strategies - Tips For Small and Emerging Businesses. Patton Boggs, McLean, VA. 7:30am. Info
March 12 - KnowledgeBank - Compensation Trends for Mid-Atlantic Technology Companies - Executive Briefing on compensation, benefits, and human capital trends for small-to-medium tech companies. What are firms doing to compete for the best talent. Tower Club, Tysons. 7:45-9:30am. Info
March 16 - DC Connections - Join for a night of Speed Networking and business development. A great way to swap leads, info, and rapidly grow your business. Already 275 signed up! Hyatt Regency Bethesda. 5-9pm. Info
March 18 - Bisnow Breakfast & Schmooze - Stimulus Hangover, with Congressman Gerry Connolly. Fairview Park Marriott. 6:45am. Info
March 31 - FedSources Executive Breakfast - Get to Know Your CIO - HUD's Jerry E. Williams and Chris S. Niedermayer. Moderated by Chris Dorobek. JW Marriott, DC. 7am Registration. Info
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| Send story ideas to David Stegon, techstories@bisnow.com |
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