Government Services Industry Update 1st Half 2023

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Government Services Review 1st Half 2023

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Market Commentary

  • Deal Volume: Government Services Deal volume remains strong but below 2022 levels with 57 M&A deals in the 1st Half of 2023 v. 78 in the same period a year ago.

  • Private Equity Participation: Private Equity continues to play an integral part of Gov’t Services M&A with platform and bolt-on deals accounting for 66% of deals (Platform: 23%, Bolt-On: 43%) in the 1st half of 2023 v. 53% in 2022.

  • FY24 Budget: The Biden administration submits $842 billion FY24 Defense Budget, representing a 3.2% increase ($26 billion) over FY23 and a $100 billion increase from 2 years ago.

  • Geopolitical Landscape: Autocratic leaders continue to drive global security policy; NATO countries are reinvigorated on defense cooperation as they, along with others, the US included, look to secure symmetric and asymmetric defenses.

  • Speed of Technology: Mission problems continue to be bigger, more complex and more real-time; Gov’t will continue to lead on Industry to help accelerate IT solutions at scale;  Need to control & dominate the digital battlespace.

Government Services Deals

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Government Services PE Platforms

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National & Military Intelligence Programs Budgets

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MIP: Military Intelligence Programs

Defense Budget

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