New NDAA Provision Shines a Bright Spotlight on ESOPs
The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act offers a new reason for government contractors to consider employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). The legislation’s Section 874...
ManTech-Carlyle Only the Start of Recent Private Equity M&A Activity
ManTech's agreement to be acquired by the Carlyle Group in a $4.2 billion transaction started a week of private equity-driven acquisitions across the government...
Timing is Everything: The Impact of Transactions on Pending Bids and Proposals
Holland & Knight - To what extent does a completed or imminent corporate transaction affect a government contractor's ability to compete for award of...
Kathleen Hicks Warns of ‘Substantial Decline’ in Defense-Industrial Base Competition
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks voiced concerns Tuesday that a “substantial decline” in competition in the defense-industrial base, particularly around small businesses, will complicate...
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 42 Deals Announced in April 2022
Forty-two cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in April 2022. A SecurityWeek study showed that more than 430 cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions were...
CFIUS Reviews of M&A Deals Get Broader, Deeper, and More Detailed
Morgan Lewis - In this Bloomberg Law Insight, Morgan Lewis partner Giovanna Cinelli writes that reviews of foreign direct investment transactions by the Committee...