Tom Peltier

Tom is a Managing Director at Progress Partners for the Mid-Atlantic region and focus his efforts on providing investment banking services within the defense, intelligence, and government sectors, as well as in the commercial technology services sector. His 25+ years of experience at both Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, and Legg Mason have given him a long-term and in-depth knowledge of these segments that enables him to provide unique insights of significant value to clients. Tom has assisted clients in both the public and private sector markets. He is best known for his track record in the government outsourcing and technology services market. He has completed over 70 M&A transactions and 30 public offerings raising over $5 billion in proceeds.

He has represented companies in sales to financial buyers such as Arlington Capital, New Mountain Capital, J.H. Whitney, and Accel KKR, as well as to strategic buyers such as Lockheed Martin, ManTech International, Serco, and ICF International. He has also helped buyers complete key acquisitions and assisted many other firms such as Booze Allen, ICF, NCI, SRA, complete their IPOs.

He received his BA from Bates College and his MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Tom was a senior consultant in Price Waterhouse’s Office of Government Services in Washington, D.C., where he worked with numerous civilian agencies. He was selected as the 2010 “Dealmaker of the Year” by the Washington Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. Tom sits on several non-profit boards and is a frequent speaker at various industry conferences. He is a dedicated golfer and skier, married, has three children, and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.