Message : Required fields Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces it advised CIS Secure Computing, Inc. (CIS), a portfolio company of Acorn Growth Companies (Acorn), on its sale to HKW. CIS is a provider of secure endpoint communications technologies for enduring national security missions of the U.S. government. The transaction was led by Chris Rogers, David Jones, Chris Smith and Elliot Cave of the Harris Williams Aerospace, Defense & Government Services (ADG) Group and Shinik Patel of the firm’s Richmond office. “CIS is widely recognized as a market leader in secure endpoint communications technologies and is a trusted partner supporting the most important national security missions of the U.S. government,” said Chris Rogers, a managing director at Harris Williams. “The company grew significantly under Acorn’s ownership, and we are excited to watch the company continue executing on its strategic priorities in partnership with HKW.”