Last year the aerospace, defense, government and security sectors saw steady Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activity, with a focus on transactions in technology, the aftermarket, and combinations which create leaders in specific defense segments. 

Our 2019 ADGS Mergers & Acquisitions Update provides a wealth of sector M&A transaction data and also discusses:

• The outlook for M&A activity
• M&A turning ‘from bits to bytes’ and the aftermarket
• Private equity buyers and founder sellers
• Serial acquirers and large transactions
• Valuation trends in private and public markets
• Commercial aerospace structural growth and threats
• Defense budget returns to ‘great power’ wars
• Pursuit of scalable firms within government IT services
• Continued maturity in US regional aviation
• Cybersecurity escalation and consolidation
• Innovations in simulation and training