Genaesis Advises BlackFish Federal on Its Acquisition of AMTIS
Genaesis served as buy-side advisor to BlackFish Federal.
Tysons Corner, Va. · January 2019
BlackFish Federal, LLC, an IT and professional support services provider to federal agencies, then based in McLean, Virginia, has acquired AMTIS, Inc., a leadership development and training firm based in Orlando, Florida.
AMTIS, founded in 2007 by Barbara Stankowski, provides leadership development, executive coaching, strategic planning facilitation, training development and business process services to federal agencies.
BlackFish Federal was certified as an SBA 8(a) company in 2015 and works across defense, health, national security and law enforcement. The firm subsequently moved its headquarters to the Orlando area.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Genaesis served as buy-side advisor to BlackFish Federal. Benchmark International advised the seller.
- Buyer
- BlackFish Federal, LLC
- Buyer focus
- IT and professional support services across defense, health, national security and law enforcement; SBA 8(a) certified in 2015
- Buyer HQ
- McLean, Virginia (at the time of the transaction)
- Target
- AMTIS, Inc.
- Target focus
- Leadership development, executive coaching, strategic planning facilitation, training development and business process services
- Target HQ
- Orlando, Florida
- Sector
- Government contracting
- Transaction
- Acquisition
- Genaesis role
- Buy-side advisor to BlackFish Federal
- Seller advisor
- Benchmark International
- Closed
- January 2019
- Terms
- Not disclosed
About Genaesis
Genaesis is an M&A advisory firm serving the government contracting, aviation, and defense markets. Headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, Genaesis has built one of the leading buy-side M&A practices in government contracting. For companies and investors pursuing growth through acquisition, Genaesis designs and executes programmatic, outsourced buy-side M&A from target identification through closing. Its advisors combine deep sector expertise with a proprietary market intelligence and relationship platform, giving clients differentiated access to acquisition opportunities and capital.
