Deal of the Year - Past Recipients

2016

  • Federal Data Systems Recapitalization

2015

  • Carroll Hospital Merger with LifeBridge Health

2014

  • Bowles Fluidics Corporation’s sale to Morgenthaler Private Equity

2013

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER: Duvinage Acquires Sharon Stairs
  • Technology
    • WINNER: Tenable Network Security Receives $50 Million Series A from Accel Partners
  • Services & Other
    • WINNER: MedStar Health Acquires Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Prince George’s County

2012 

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER: Zentech – NewSpring Investment and Acquisition
  • Technology
    • WINNER: CSA Medical, Inc. $33.1 Million Series Preferred Financing
  • Services & Other
    • WINNER: Series B Financing for StraighterLine, Inc.

2011

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER: Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC purchase of selected assets from Rohr Corporation
  • Technology
    • WINNER: Roadnet Technologies (Acquisition of a subsidiary owned by UPS)
  • Services & Other
    • WINNER: Medex – Exploration Logistics Merger/Recapitalization (Renamed Frontier MEDEX)

2010

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER: Martek -for its acquisition of Amerifit Brands, Inc.
  • Technology & Biotechnology
    • WINNER: Performance Technology Group for its sale to World Wide Technology, Inc.
  • Services & Other
    • WINNER: Cornerstone Records for its acquisition of Nova Records

2009

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER: McCormick Acquisition of Lawry’s
  • Technology & Biotechnology
    • WINNER: SRA International Acquisition of Interface & Control Systems, Inc.
  • Services & Other
    • WINNER: EBay, Inc. Acquires Bill Me Later, Inc.

2008

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER: Duvinage Corporation’s Sale to Key Bridge Partners of Washington DC
  • Technology & Biotechnology
    • WINNER: The Johns Hopkins University Office of Technology Transfer Capital Raise of $76 million and Spinning out 12 companies.
  • Services & Other
    • WINNER: Towne Park Ltd. for Acquisition of AmeriPark based in Altanta GA

2007

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER - Davis Inotek Instruments Acquisition of a GE Instrumentation Services, a General Electric subsidiary.
  • Technology
    • WINNER: - Raba Technologies Rabas was acquired by SRA International, Inc.
  • Services & Other
    • WINNER - American Mechanical Services Management buyout of this Service Master subsidiary

2006

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER: AAI Corporation’s $100million syndicated credit facility
  • Technology
    • WINNER: Alba Therapuetics closes $30 million financing
  • Services & Other
    • WINNER: TESSCO Technologies acquires TerraWave Solutions, Ltd. and GigaWave Technologies, Ltd.

2005

  • Manufacturing & Distribution
    • WINNER: Hedwin Corporation’s ESOP
  • Technology
    • WINNER: SafeNet, Inc.
  • Services, Real Estate and Other
    • WINNER: DLS Piper Rudnick Gray Cary