UNIQUE ISSUES IN CYBERSECURITY MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR

Although the economy may have been on a rollercoaster for several years, one consistent growth market has continued to be government contracting. Despite recent sequestration and budget cuts, the stability of revenues for the vast majority of government contractors has led to considerable Mergers & Acquisitions activity over the past few years. Nowhere is this activity more prevalent than in the arena of Cybersecurity. Recent statements and commitments by the government to fund significant Cybersecurity measures have dramatically increased interest in acquisitions of government contractors with competencies in their portfolios. The valuation multiples in Cybersecurity deals over the past few . . .