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Market Report

Q3 2025 Mergers & Acquisitions Market Update

October 8, 2025

The McLean Group’s Q3 2025 M&A Market Update provides timely insights into middle-market activity across the Defense, Government and Intelligence, Aerospace, Cybersecurity, and Critical Infrastructure sectors. This quarter’s report features transaction highlights involving industry leaders such as Motorola Solutions, SES, Anduril, and RocketLab—underscoring continued investor confidence in advanced technology platforms and national security solutions.

Global M&A volume reached nearly $3.1 trillion year-to-date, up 35% from last year and the strongest first three quarters since 2021, driven by a record number of large-cap transactions. […]

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