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Press Release · Aug 2026
The McLean Group Advises Syntasa on Its Strategic Investment by Verix Equity Partners
The McLean Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Syntasa on its strategic investment from Verix Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on founder-owned businesses across the national security and technology ecosystems.
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Market Report · Oct 2026Q3 2026 Mergers & Acquisitions Market UpdateThe McLean Group's Q3 2026 M&A Insider Report tracks deal activity across Defense, Government & Intelligence, Physical & Cyber Security, Critical Infrastructure, and Maritime. Defense, Government & Intelligence recorded 66 transactions in the quarter, headlined [...]Read More →
Market Report · Oct 2026SBA 7(a) Change-of-Ownership Loans Now Require an Independent Quality of Earnings ReportEffective October 1, 2026, SBA 7(a) lenders must obtain an independent quality of earnings (QoE) report for certain change-of-ownership loans with a business purchase price of $3 million or more, and must underwrite repayment on [...]Read More →
Market Report · Sep 2026Fairness Opinions: What Boards Should Know Before They SignBoards are judged on the decision and on how they reached it. A fairness opinion speaks to the second question, and in a market where deal structures keep getting more complicated, that question is getting [...]Read More →
Market Report · Aug 2026August 2026 M&A Insider ReportThe McLean Group's August 2026 M&A Insider Report tracks deal activity across Defense, Government & Intelligence, Physical & Cyber Security, Critical Infrastructure, and Maritime, alongside EBITDA valuation multiples, notable contract awards, and macro developments shaping [...]Read More →
Market Report · Aug 2026Backlog as a Diligence KPI: Funded, Unfunded, and What Buyers Actually UnderwriteBacklog is the bridge between historical performance and management's forecast — but only the funded portion carries the certainty a buyer will actually underwrite.Read More →Press Release · Aug 2026The McLean Group Advises Syntasa on Its Strategic Investment by Verix Equity PartnersThe McLean Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Syntasa on its strategic investment from Verix Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on founder-owned businesses across the national security and technology ecosystems.Read More →
Press Release · Aug 2026The McLean Group Advises TENICA Global Solutions on Majority Investment by McNally CapitalThe McLean Group served as financial advisor to TENICA Global Solutions on its majority investment from McNally Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on founder-, family-, and management-led businesses in national security, defense, and [...]Read More →
Market Report · Jul 2026Q2 2026 Mergers & Acquisitions Market UpdateThe McLean Group's Q2 2026 M&A Insider Report tracks deal activity across Defense, Government & Intelligence, Physical & Cyber Security, Critical Infrastructure, and Maritime. Defense led the quarter with 98 closed transactions, headlined by TransDigm's [...]Read More →
Press Release · Jul 2026The McLean Group Advises ESChat on Its Acquisition by JVCKENWOOD CorporationThe McLean Group served as exclusive financial advisor to ESChat (San Luis Aviation, Inc.) on its acquisition by JVCKENWOOD Corporation (TSE: 6632), a global electronics company and provider of professional radio communications systems. ESChat, based [...]Read More →
Press Release · Jul 2026The McLean Group Advises Highlight Technologies on Its Announced Acquisition by Empower AIThe McLean Group served as exclusive financial advisor to Highlight Technologies, a Fairfax, Virginia-based, employee-owned federal IT services firm, on its acquisition by Empower AI, a KKR portfolio company. The combination expands Empower AI's ability [...]Read More →
Press Release · Jun 2026Goodwill Impairment Testing Under ASC 350: What PE-Backed Companies Need to KnowGoodwill impairment testing under ASC 350 is an annual obligation with real financial consequences, and rising discount rates have made a poorly documented analysis more costly than ever. In this article, The McLean Group's Valuation [...]Read More →
Market Report · Jun 2026Monthly Middle Market M&A Insider Report (May 2026)The McLean Group's May 2026 M&A Insider Report tracks deal activity across Defense & Government, Physical & Cyber Security, Critical Infrastructure, and Maritime. This month's edition highlights notable transactions including Parker Hannifin's announced $2.55B acquisition [...]Read More →Marine Practice — DLS
Press Release · Mar 2021McLean Adds Asset Valuation Practice With Investment in DLS MarineThe McLean Group is pleased to announce that it has made a strategic investment in DLS Marine, the leading maritime asset valuation and appraisal firm in the United States.Read More →
Industry · Jul 2025U.S. Shipbuilding ExpansionThe ongoing growth of shipbuilding in the United States, including the increasing involvement of Korean shipbuilders Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai.Read More →
Industry · May 2025What 2024 Financials Reveal About the Marine Industry’s FutureSelect 2024 10-K annual statements, with a focus on each company’s assets and production, business performance and expectations for 2025.Read More →
Marine News · Apr 2025Bits-and-PiecesFrom the USS Nautilus to Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet — a look at where nuclear propulsion did and did not take hold at sea.Read More →
Industry · Jan 2025Opinions Agree on an Interesting Economic YearWith 80% of the world’s raw and completed products moving via merchant vessels, geopolitical shifts in the maritime sector reach consumer prices.Read More →
Hull & Machinery · Nov 2024It’s All Up in the AirDrones are among the fastest-growing tools in vessel inspection, as certification and ongoing inspection of new systems grows more difficult.Read More →
Industry · Oct 2024Methanol: A Look at Owner’s Alternatives for GreeningMethanol has become the most popular alternative fuel in the global newbuild orderbook alongside LNG, but high cost has slowed long-term commitment.Read More →
Industry · Jun 2024Flotsam & Jetsam — A Look at Maritime SectionsWith new GHG regulations and corporate ESG concerns, designs and outfitting are changing faster than at any point in the previous 80 years.Read More →
Appraisal · Apr 20242023 10-K Annual Statements — Corporate Cliffs NotesDigging into the 10-K reports of publicly traded marine companies to see what the numbers say about the current state of profit and risk.Read More →
Inland · Mar 2024Hot Air?U.S. offshore wind farms come up frequently in the news. A look at who the operators actually are, and where the sites sit.Read More →
Industry · Jan 2024Current Battery Science in Transportation and an Ongoing Look at InlandBasic information on the new generation of batteries and the systems needed for stored electrical power to take over from fossil fuels.Read More →
Industry · Nov 2023The Fuel Race Revisited… and Other SubjectsThe fuels of the future are already impacting commerce, from electric and natural gas vehicles to billions diverted into alternative fuel R&D.Read More →