Are You Ready for the Rise of Antitrust Enforcement?

The federal government’s recent opposition to Booz Allen Hamilton’s Everwatch acquisition caught many government contractors by surprise. For decades, small business set-asides have inoculated the industry’s big players from monopoly accusations and opened up the opportunity for smaller companies to be acquired. But times are changing. It’s clear that whether you’re buying or selling, you can no longer assume that the sale is going to go through, and that traditional defenses of horizontal and vertical acquisitions aren’t going to work as well as they used to. Antitrust enforcement is increasing across the board, so you need to be able to build support before, during, and after an acquisition.