PROJECT 38: Why 2021 was a perfect storm for M&A
Kate Troendle explains why 2021 was such a strong year for M&A in this episode of Project 38. Courtesy of KippsDeSanto
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Nick Wakeman
Multiple factors drove mergers and acquisitions to new heights. For this episode, Kate Troendle and Marc Marlin of the investment bank KippsDeSanto explain to Editor Nick Wakeman how that activity highlights the government market's growing maturity and sophistication.
Several factors are driving today’s record-setting pace of merger-and-acquisition pace such as access to capital, highly valued public companies, and increasing numbers of private equity firms.
But Kate Troendle and Marc Marlin of the investment bank KippsDeSanto also see the government market as maturing and getting more sophisticated, as they explain in this interview with editor Nick Wakeman.
Today’s environment sees a broader range of transactions beyond the traditional one company buying another variety. Small companies are buying others just like them, while other deals just focus on specific contract vehicle positions. Larger companies are divesting so they can shape and hone their portfolios.
Troendle and Marlin also see the momentum continuing in 2022 and even if the volume pulls back a bit, they believe the M&A landscape will remain substantial and robust.