Adam J. August
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Overview
Adam J. August is a partner in Holland & Knight's Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group and is the Practice Group Leader for the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Mr. August counsels public and private company clients in a variety of industries, including information technology, government contracting (GovCon), distribution, software and professional services. He has been actively involved in more than 250 merger, acquisition and disposition transactions, representing both buyers and sellers of business enterprises, and more than 100 financing/investment transactions and securities offerings, representing both investors and issuers. He also has extensive experience in issues related to corporate governance, corporate reorganizations, employment and equity-based compensation matters, and other commercial transactions.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. August was an associate at a major U.S. law firm. Previously, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Steven A. Felsenthal in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, where he was responsible for corresponding with counsel, briefing pleadings for hearings and trials, researching issues of federal and state law, and drafting and editing legal opinions for publication.
Representative Experience
- Advised Aeyon LLC in connection with its acquisition by CGI Federal Inc., a subsidiary of CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), one of the largest global independent information technology (IT) and business consulting services firms
- Advised Azure Summit Technology in connection with its $1.275 billion all-cash sale to CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI)
- Advised Quadrint, a provider of digital application modernization solutions, in its sale to CACI International, a leading provider of expertise and technology to government customers
- Advised Technology Solutions Provider Inc. in connection with its sale to Abt Global, a leading research and consulting firm
- Advised Advance Solutions Corp., a ServiceNow Elite Partner, on its sale of Intella, an end-to-end talent acquisition solution, to ServiceNow Inc.
- Advised T2S Solutions, a leading provider of research and development, prototyping, engineering, integration and technology products, in its investment by Madison Dearborn Partners, a leading private equity investment firm
- Advised Resolvit Resources LLC, a technology and management solutions provider with strong service capabilities across Latin America, in its sale to Aditi Consulting
- Advised MAXISIQ in the sale of its INGRESSIVE Business Division to Millennium Corporation
- Advised Virginia Systems & Technology Inc. (VaST), a signals intelligence mission company (SIGINT), in its combination with Altamira Technologies Corporation
- Represented Axim Geospatial, a leading provider of geospatial solutions to support defense and utilities, in its acquisition by NV5 Global Inc. (NVEE (NASDAQ))
- Advised Attain Sports & Entertainment on its acquisition of a controlling ownership stake in United Soccer League Championship club Loudoun United FC from former majority owner D.C. United Ownership Group
- Represented DLH Holdings Corp., a leading provider of research and development, digital transformation solutions, systems engineering and integration to federal agencies, in the acquisition of Grove Resource Solutions Inc.
- Represented InnovaSystems International LLC, a leading information technology (IT) firm supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), in its acquisition by Cydecor
- Advised McLean, Virginia-based business advisory firm CrossCountry Consulting in connection with Investcorp's majority stake acquisition
- Represented Wolf Den Associates, a leading consulting firm specializing in full life-cycle growth support to the federal market, in its acquisition by Deep Water Point
- Advised leading cybersecurity company Iron Vine Security on its acquisition by ASGN Inc. (NYSE: ASGN), a leading provider of IT services and solutions, including technology and creative digital marketing, across the commercial and government sectors
- Acted as legal adviser to Signal Point Systems Inc. in its agreement to be acquired by Mobilitie
- Advised Favor TechConsulting LLC on its acquisition by Federal Advisory Partners, a leading management consulting firm and portfolio company of Sagewind Capital
- Advised Creative Systems and Consulting, a premier provider of IT modernization and digital transformation solutions to U.S. federal agencies, in its agreement to be acquired by ICF (ICFI (NASDAQ)), a global consulting and digital services provider
- Advised CompuGain™, a leading cloud solutions provider, in its sale to Unisys Corporation for $87.3 million
- Represented leading digital consulting firm LeapPoint LLC in its acquisition by Philadelphia-area private equity firm Renovus Capital Partners
- Advised Building Industry Partners LLC (BIP) – the leading building industry-focused private equity investment firm in the U.S. – on the acquisition of the assets of the Warner Robins family of businesses: Warner Robins Building Supply Co., Henson Building Materials and Mountain Building Supply; following the transaction, advised on the formation of a new regional lumber and building materials (LBM) pro dealer organization, Southeast LBM Interests
- Advised Volant Associates, a technology integrator and software development company at the fore of enterprise-scale IT solutions for the Defense Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance mission, in its acquisition by Octo, an IT modernization provider for the federal government
- Represented Client Solution Architects CSA, a consulting firm focused on digital transformation efforts at the DOD, on its acquisition of Capstone Corp.
- Advised Red River Technology, a leading provider of technology solutions and managed services, in the sale of a majority stake in the company to an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
- Advising Liberty IT Solutions LLC, a leading IT and services firm, on its sale to Booz Allen Hamilton for $725 million
- Advised Binford Supply, one of the largest residential and commercial fencing distributors in the U.S., in the company's sale to Fencing Supply Group, a new investment platform focused on building a group of leading independent fencing distributors
- Advised Attain LLC in the sale of its federal division to Maximus, a leading provider of government services worldwide, for $430 million
- Represented The Ambit Group LLC in its merger with GreenZone Solutions to create a leading IT solutions and data management services provider to the federal government under the Ambit brand name
- Advised Bluestone Investment Partners in its strategic investment in Precise Systems Inc.
- Advised Gannett Fleming, a leading provider of engineering and infrastructure consulting services, on its strategic investment from OceanSound Partners
- Represented iNovex, a leading provider of software development and other technology services to intelligence agencies, in its financial and strategic partnership with Enlightenment Capital
- Advised leading digital transformation agency Icreon on its partnership with Incline Equity Partners
- Advised Deep Water Point as the recipient of a significant growth capital investment from Renovus Capital Partners
- Advised Washington Harbour Partners on its majority investment in CollabraLink Technologies Inc., a leading digital transformation services firm
- Advised Stax Inc., a fast-growing global consulting firm, as the recipient of a platform investment from Blue Point Capital Partners
- Advised Valcourt Building Services on a deal to receive a significant growth investment from private equity firm Littlejohn & Co.
- Advised DLH Holdings Corp., a leading provider of innovative healthcare research, services and solutions to the federal government, in its $32 million acquisition of privately held Irving Burton Associates LLC
- Advised Digital Management LLC (DMI), a leading digital transformation company, in the acquisition of Devgurus, a cloud-native headless commerce solutions provider with offices in Argentina and Spain
- Represented AASKI Technology in its sale to MAG Aerospace, an industry leader in providing and enabling real-time situational awareness
- Represented Homewood Holdings, a portfolio company of BIP and regional dealer of lumber and building materials, in its sale to American Construction Source, a leading national building materials distributor backed by private equity firms Angeles Equity Partners LLC and Clearlake Capital Group LP
- Advised Incentive Technology Group LLC, one of the leading and fastest-growing providers of cloud-based services to the U.S. federal government, in its $255 million sale to ICF (ICFI (NASDAQ)), a global consulting and technology services company
- Represented TeleWorld Solutions (TWS), a network services provider, on its sale to global telecommunications company Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Advised sensor technology company Manufacturing Techniques Inc. in its $105 million sale to British defense contractor QinetiQ
- Advised InfoZen on the sale of the company to ManTech International Corp. for $180 million in cash
- Advised Excella, a pioneer in Agile technology solutions, in connection with its minority investment from Attain Capital Partners
- Advised Raft LLC in connection with its $60 million investment from Washington Harbour Partners LP, a leading private investment firm
- Advised Blue Delta Capital Partners in connection with its $25 million investment in Herrick Technology Laboratories, a leading provider of high-performance signals intelligence, electronic warfare (SIGINT/EW) and communications products and systems to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- Advised Blue Delta Capital Partners in connection with an investment in Concept Plus LLC, a federal information technology (IT) solutions and services provider
- Advised Sindri Labs, a zero-knowledge proof infrastructure platform, on the closure of a seed financing round from CoinFund
- Advised Attain Capital Partners on a series of investments in Cardinality.ai, a government-technology focused artificial intelligence (AI) software as a service (SaaS) solutions provider
- Advised USAA in an investment of Intezer, a cybersecurity startup that detects and classifies cyber threats by analyzing the code in malware
- Advised Blue Delta Capital Partners in connection with an investment in Edgewater Federal Solutions Inc., a leader in enterprise IT, cybersecurity, systems engineering, and data science and analytics for U.S. government customers
- Advised Vivrelle, a membership club that provides access to a shared closet of designer handbags and jewelry, in the close of a Series B financing round led by 3L Capital
- Advised Blue Delta Capital Partners in connection with an investment in Core One Solutions, a provider of national security mission support services to the defense and intelligence sectors
- Advised Attain Capital Partners on a growth equity investment in Regent Education, a leading provider of SaaS solutions that automate and simplify the financial aid process for higher education institutions
- Advised Attain Capital Partners on a growth equity investment in Infotek Consulting LLC, a leading consultancy and implementer of project-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
- Advised Blue Delta Capital Partners on a Series A venture investment in MetroStar LLC, a digital services and management consulting company specializing in emerging technologies within the public sector
- Advised CyberPoint International LLC, a provider of innovative cybersecurity services, solutions and products to federal agencies and commercial enterprises, in an investment from Firmament Group, a leading provider of tailored capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises
- Advised Ad Hoc, a digital services company, in a Series A venture investment from Blue Delta Capital Partners
- Advised Vivrelle in a Series A venture investment from Origin Ventures
- Represented The Ambit Group LLC in a subdebt and equity deal with AE Industrial Partners, an aerospace private investment firm
- Advised Blue Delta Capital Partners and other investors in a Series A investment in Applied Information Sciences Inc., a company that specializes in IT transformation for large commercial and federal enterprises
Credentials
Education
- University of Miami, College of Arts and Sciences, B.A., Political Science and International Studies
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D.
- University of Miami, MBA, International Business
Bar Admissions/Licenses
- Florida
- Virginia
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2014-2024; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2020-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Tysons Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year, 2022, 2025
- Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Corporate/M&A (Band 1), 2012-2024
- The Legal 500 USA, Government Relations, 2019; M&A: Middle-Market (sub $500M), 2021, 2022, 2024
- 25 Leaders in Government Contracting You Should Know About, Washington Exec, 2017
- Deal Maker of the Year, Finance Monthly, 2016
Spoken Languages
- English
- Spanish
