Leaders of M&A: Building successful businesses in the government market

Please join Raymond James, Holland & Knight, Pinnacle Financial Partners, and RSM on Wednesday, May 3, for a half-day event exploring how private equity firms and strategic buyers are building differentiated franchises in the government contracting market.

The event will feature three panels, two focused on deploying various private equity strategies to build firms in the market and another focused on how strategic buyers approach M&A to facilitate growth.

Founders - Private Equity Panel:

• Mark Frantz, Co-Founder & General Partner, Blue Delta Capital Partners
• John Allen, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Bluestone Investment Partners
• Devin Talbott, Founder & Managing Partner, Enlightenment Capital
• Mark Spoto, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Razor’s Edge Ventures

Leaders - Private Equity Panel:

• Michael Lustbader, Managing Partner, Arlington Capital Partners
• Michael Singer, Partner, Brightstar Capital Partners
• Dayne Baird, Managing Director – U.S. Buyout, The Carlyle Group
• Jeff Wu, Partner, Veritas Capital

Builders of Industry Panel:

• Doug Wagoner, President & Chief Executive Officer, LMI
• Shawn Purvis, President & Chief Executive Officer, QinetiQ-US
• Jane Chappell, Chief Executive Officer, Altamira
• John Heller, Chief Executive Officer, Amentum