Fairmount Partners - CTS Report Q3 2022
Fairmount Partners - CTS Report Q3 2022
Fairmount Partners - CTS Report Q3 2022
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Consulting & Technology Services Industry Update: Q3 2022 In Review
Contents Fairmount Partners: Our Practice
Fairmount Partners Transactions Fairmount Partners, headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, is a leading independent mergers &
Introduction & General Market Update acquisitions (M&A) advisor to the consulting and technology services industry. Our significant experience
Market Snapshot covers a broad range of business models including Commercial IT, Management Consulting, Staffing,
Market Overview Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), and Government IT. We work closely with successful owner
Commercial IT executives and their investors to complete sales, acquisitions and financing transactions typically ranging
Management Consulting in size from $25 to $500 million (mm).
Staffing and Related Services
Business Process Outsourcing Fairmount Partners: Select Recent Transactions
Government IT
Appendix Life Sciences Healthcare IT IT Consulting and Healthcare IT
Creative Staffing
Public Company Statistics Staffing Consulting Rural Outsourcing Consulting
Contacts
Andy Brown
Managing Director
Phone: 610.260.6204
andrew.brown@fairmountpartners.com
Hannah Forstner
Vice President
Phone: 610.260.6268 Workday & SAP Diversified Digital Accounting, Risk Healthcare Digital
hannah.forstner@fairmountpartners.com Staffing Staffing Transformation Mgmt., IT Consulting Transformation
Matt Wittig
Associate
Phone: 610.260.6229
matthew.wittig@fairmountpartners.com
Investment From
Mihir Patel
Associate
Phone: 610.260.6260
mihir.patel@fairmountpartners.com
Fairmount Partners Investment Banking
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Fairmount Partners Transactions
Fairmount Partners: Representative Transactions
As a firm, Fairmount has completed over 265 transactions with buyers and sellers across 21 countries. We focus on emerging-growth, middle-market
companies and have a track record of generating improved valuations and terms.
Investment From
Acquired By
Fairmount Partners Investment Banking (1) Last Twelve Months (LTM) as of September 30, 2022.
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www.fairmountpartners.com index following its acquisition in Sep’22.
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Market Snapshot
U.S. M&A: Deal Size & Volume U.S. Middle Market M&A: Deal Size & Volume
$400 7000 $120 1400
$350 6000 1200
$100
$300
5000 1000
$80
$250
(# of transactions)
(# of transactions)
4000 800
($ in millions)
($ in millions)
$200 $60
3000 600
$150
$40
2000 400
$100
1000 $20 200
$50
$0 0 $0 0
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Average size of disclosed transactions Total transaction count Average size of disclosed transactions Total transaction count
Note: Excludes the impact of transactions with announced EV greater than $35 bn. Note: “Middle Market” captures publicly disclosed transactions between $10 - $500 mm.
Consulting & Tech Services: Public Trading Multiples Consulting & Tech Services: Historical M&A EBITDA Multiples
21.0 x 19.4 x 12.0x 11.6x $1,200
10.6x
10.2x 9.9x
18.0 x 9.8x
16.1 x 10.0x 9.2x 9.2x $1,000
14.5 x
(EV/EBITDA multiple)
15.0 x
12.9 x (EV/EBITDA multiple)
8.0x $800
($ in millions)
11.9 x
12.0 x
6.0x $600
9.0 x
6.3 x
4.0x $400
6.0 x
0.0 x 0.0x $0
Consolidated Commercial IT Management Staffing and Business Government IT 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Consulting Related Services Process
Outsourcing n=40 n=37 n=27 n=45 n=32 n=35 n=17
Median EBITDA multiple as of September 30, 2022 Average EV/EBITDA multiple Average size of disclosed transactions
Source: Capital IQ and Fairmount Partners’ proprietary data.
Fairmount Partners Investment Banking
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Market Overview: Commercial IT
Commercial IT Market Highlights Commercial IT Public Companies: EBITDA Multiples(1)
40.0 x $16.0
M&A Relevant Statistic Average (Since 2013) 34.6 x
35.0 x 33.1 x $14.0
Valuation Revenue Multiple 1.5x
Summary EBITDA Multiple 10.1x 30.0 x $12.0
26.3 x
(EV/EBITDA multiple)
24.9 x
25.0 x 22.3 x $10.0
Valuations for publicly traded Commercial IT companies continued
($ in billions)
21.5 x
18.9 x
their decline in Q3-22, consistent with the broader market, fueled 20.0 x
15.9 x 17.0 x 16.1 x
$8.0
14.5 x
by rising interest rates, inflation, and geopolitical uncertainties, etc. 15.0 x $6.0
11.4 x
However, the number of disclosed Q3-22 deals in the Commercial IT 10.0 x $4.0
sector remains strong, increasing by 19% over Q3-21
5.0 x $2.0
Buyers are still investing heavily in all areas of digital transaction,
with a strong focus on cloud consulting partners (AWS, Salesforce, 0.0 x $0.0
Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep
Google, Microsoft, etc.), custom application development, and data
2019 2020 2021 2022
and analytics service providers
Median TEV / EBITDA Median TEV Average TEV
Select Q3-22 Commercial IT Transactions
Date Target Acquiror Deal Metrics Target Description
Onix Networking Google Cloud Partner providing migration, application development, data
Jul-22 Tailwind Capital Not disclosed
Corporation and analytics, managed services, and other technical consulting services
EV: ~$2B
Jul-22 Inetum Bain Capital Agile IT services company providing digital services and solutions
EV/Revenue: 0.9x(2)
Mastek Limited EV: $111M Salesforce consulting and system integration partner providing digital
Jul-22 MST Solutions
(BSE:523704) EV/Revenue: 3.8x transformation, managed services and marketing automation services
Accenture plc Canada-based provider of digital transformation and IT consulting services
Jul-22 Solvera Solutions Not disclosed
(NYSE:ACN) for ServiceNow, Microsoft, and SAP systems
Converge Tech. EV: $16M Analytics services company offering advisory services, development
Sep-22 Newcomp Analytics
(TSX:CTS) EV/EBITDA: 6.0x services, and analytic bootcamps
Fairmount Partners Investment Banking (1) Source: Capital IQ and Fairmount Partners’ proprietary data.
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Market Overview: Management Consulting
Management Consulting Market Highlights Management Consulting Public Companies: EBITDA Multiples(1)
20.0 x $50.0
M&A Relevant Statistic Average (Since 2013)
2011) 18.0 x
17.5 x
$45.0
16.4 x
Valuation Revenue Multiple 1.9x 15.8 x 15.9 x
16.0 x 15.0 x 14.9 x 14.8 x 14.5 x $40.0
Summary EBITDA Multiple 10.4x
11.0x 14.3 x
14.0 x 12.9 x 12.9 x $35.0
(EV/EBITDA multiple)
12.3 x
Despite declines across the broader public markets, Q3-22
($ in billions)
12.0 x $30.0
sector remained consistent with the levels exhibited in the 8.0 x $20.0
beginning part of the year 6.0 x $15.0
Aug-22 Alexicon Moss Adams Not disclosed Niche consulting firm specializing in rural telecommunications
Booz Allen’s MENA Booz Allen Hamilton’s strategy consulting business serving the Middle East
Sep-22 Oliver Wyman Not disclosed
Business and North Africa (MENA)
Ernst & Young Environment, sustainability, and social and governance (ESG) consulting
Sep-22 AFARA Not disclosed
Canada services
Accenture Growth strategy consulting services for technology, aerospace, industrial,
Sep-22 The Beacon Group Not disclosed
(NYSE:ACN) and healthcare / life sciences companies
Fairmount Partners Investment Banking (1) Source: Capital IQ and Fairmount Partners’ proprietary data.
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Market Overview: Staffing and Related Services
Staffing Market Highlights Staffing Public Companies: EBITDA Multiples(1)
16.0 x 14.8 x 14.9 x $6.0
M&A Relevant Statistic Average (Since 2013)
14.0 x 13.2 x
Valuation Revenue Multiple 0.6x
1.0x $5.0
11.7 x
Summary EBITDA Multiple 8.2x
8.6x 12.0 x 11.0 x
(EV/EBITDA multiple)
9.9 x $4.0
9.5 x 9.4 x
10.0 x
Despite lackluster performance in the stock market by publicly
($ in billions)
8.3 x
traded Staffing companies, Staffing M&A activity is on pace to hit 8.0 x
6.2 x
6.9 x
6.3 x
$3.0
(EV/EBITDA multiple)
20.0 x 18.7 x
16.6 x
The number of closed deals in the Business Process Outsourcing
($ in billions)
15.7 x $20.0
sector in Q3-22 increased by 20%+ from Q3-21, but declined 15.0 x 13.3 x
$15.0
marginally from the levels in Q2-22, based on Fairmount Partners’
10.0 x
proprietary database $10.0
Public company valuations increased slightly in Q3-22 from the 5.0 x $5.0
lower levels experienced in 2022 during Q2-22
Billings and revenue cycle management services for healthcare 0.0 x $0.0
Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep
organizations and benefits administration services for HR teams
2019 2020 2021 2022
comprised a majority of deals in Q3-22
Median TEV / EBITDA Median TEV Average TEV
Select Q3-22 BPO Transactions
Date Target Acquiror Deal Metrics Target Description
Accurate Screening services for the financial services, banking, legal, professional
Jul-22 Vero Screening Not disclosed
Background services and technology markets
Orange Tree Background screening company providing background checks, drug
Aug-22 Hire Image Not disclosed
Employment screening services, and other background investigative services
Aspirion Health Linden and Varsity
Aug-22 Not disclosed Technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management services
Resources Healthcare Partners
End-to-end human resources consulting and employee of record services
Aug-22 Husys People2.0 Not disclosed
provider
Fusion Employer PEO providing payroll, tax, human resources management, benefits, 401(k),
Sep-22 Engage PEO Not disclosed
Services and workers' compensation services
Fairmount Partners Investment Banking (1) Source: Capital IQ and Fairmount Partners’ proprietary data.
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Market Overview: Government IT
Government IT Market Highlights Government IT Public Companies: EBITDA Multiples(1)(2)
18.0 x $25.0
M&A Relevant Statistic Average (Since 2013) 15.8 x
16.0 x 14.6 x
Valuation Revenue Multiple 1.1x
1.3x 13.8 x 13.8 x 14.1 x 13.6 x
14.0 x 13.1 x 12.9 x 13.1 x 13.1 x $20.0
Summary EBITDA Multiple 10.7x
9.8x 12.3 x
12.9 x
(EV/EBITDA multiple)
12.0 x
YTD Q3-22 M&A transaction volume across the Government IT
($ in billions)
10.0 x
$15.0
pandemic 2.0 x
(1) Enterprise Value is defined as market value of outstanding equity, plus minority equity interests, plus interest bearing debt, less cash and cash equivalents
(2) EBITDA is defined as operating income, plus depreciation and amortization expense, plus non‐recurring / one‐time expenses
(3) Excludes (i) EV / LTM revenue multiples greater than or equal to 4x.
(4) Adjusted average excludes the high and low figures from the data set
Sources: S&P CapitalIQ and Fairmount Partners