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We bring clarity, experience, and real-world expertise to the decisions that shape your business and protect your assets.
We provide independent financial and maritime advisory services to corporations, investors, business owners, and government organizations. Our professionals bring decades of experience and disciplined analysis to complex decisions involving value, transactions, operations, and risk.
Our services include valuation, financial consulting, transaction advisory, marine appraisals, vessel surveys, hull and machinery inspections, and digital inspections. Our team includes highly experienced financial professionals, NAMS-CMS surveyors, and ASA-certified marine appraisers.
By connecting financial insight with real-world operational expertise, we provide clear, practical, and defensible guidance. Clients rely on our precision, responsiveness, and integrity to protect assets, evaluate opportunities, and move forward with confidence.
Every challenge deserves expert attention, regardless of its size.
Our clients operate in sectors where performance, reliability, and precision are essential. They rely on trusted advisors who understand both the financial and operational dynamics of their industries. The McLean Group is committed to delivering the same standard of excellence and professionalism our clients bring to their missions every day.
Business OwnersSell-side M&A, ESOP and 409A valuations, and capital raises for founder-led companies — including the government contractors, defense and services firms we have advised for three decades.Owner Advisory →
Marine & Vessel OwnersCondition and appraisal surveys, hull and machinery casualty work, and fleet valuations that hold up with lenders, underwriters and buyers.Marine Practice →
Private EquityProprietary deal flow, portfolio company valuations, and asset-level survey diligence on marine and heavy equipment before you sign.Sponsor Coverage →The scale behind the advice
How We Help Our Clients
For more than 50 years, we have been in the relationship business. Our clients trust us not only for individual services, but for consistent expertise throughout the entire lifecycle of their process.
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Your Trusted Advisor in the boardroom or onboard
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Two trusted brands. One powerful perspective. The McLean Group and DLS Marine combine financial intelligence with hands-on maritime expertise, delivering trusted valuations, transaction guidance, appraisals, surveys, and inspections from the boardroom to the bow.
Whether the challenge is in the office or on the water, our experts bring clarity to complex decisions. With decades of experience and an uncompromising commitment to precision, we help clients protect what matters, navigate risk, and move forward with confidence.
Together, we see the complete picture by connecting financial value with real-world performance. It’s expert advisory without boundaries, backed by the insight, integrity, and experience to keep business moving.
Selected transactions
Company: 1901 GroupIndustry: IT Consulting · Professional Services2021
Company: Shattuck LabsIndustry: Biotechnology2021What We’re Saying, What Others Are Reporting
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 industrial technology. TENICA, headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, provides integrated engineering, mission operations, cybersecurity, and digital modernization solutions supporting critical space, intelligence, and defense missions for the U.S. Intelligence Community and Department of War.
Press Release · 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 $2.2B acquisition of Victor Sierra Aviation and Jet Parts Engineering and Howmet Aerospace's $1.8B acquisition of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, with the Defense Systems index (+32.7%) topping all others over the trailing twelve months amid the Pentagon's post-Iran munitions surge. Physical & Cyber Security closed 34 transactions led by ServiceNow's $7.75B acquisition of Armis, with Cyber/Technology Security EBITDA multiples reaching 81.7x LTM. Critical Infrastructure closed 38 transactions and Maritime moderated to 13 amid Red Sea rerouting and Panama Canal constraints. The full report includes sector commentary, EBITDA valuation multiples, public company benchmarks, and representative transaction data for each sector. […]
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 in San Luis Obispo, California, is the only FedRAMP Authorized broadband Push-to-Talk service, serving more than 700,000 users across public safety, government, and enterprise markets.
Jul 2025 · IndustryU.S. Shipbuilding ExpansionThe ongoing growth of shipbuilding in the United States, including the increasing involvement of Korean shipbuilders Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai.
May 2025 · IndustryWhat 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.
Apr 2025 · Marine NewsBits-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.
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