Government Contracting update

Sector highlights

• Disconnect between Speed of Policy v. Speed of Technology/Innovation continues to shape, drive, and solidify the government’s partnership with industry as well as the appetite for capabilities, contracts, and customers through M&A.
• Record ADG M&A activity in 2021 with wide range, types, and tiers of buyers in the Government Contracting market including public and private strategics, new PE platforms as well as PE Bolt-Ons.
• Private Equity remains a significant M&A market participant with 15 new platforms and 25 bolt-on transactions completed in the 2^nd half of 2021 in Government Services.
• There are over 50 PE Government Services platforms with end of hold platforms looking to exit or make one last investment and newer platforms looking to buy and build.
• Structural and funding dynamics should drive M&A activity through 2022 and beyond.
• Ever-increasing and changing threat vectors and misinformation activities from nation-states and foreign actors requires constant and heightened diligence and responsiveness.

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