1、SECTORSNAPSHOT:IdentitySoftware May20212EXECUTIVESUMMARYIdentitySoftwareSectorUpdateThepandemichasdrivendigitaltransformationintooverdrivewithretailersandfinancialinstitutionsrapidlyadoptingtoconsumerdemandshiftingfromofflinetoonlinetransactions,andenterprisesacceleratingmigrationtocloudtomanagemill
2、ionsofworkersworkingremotely.Thisunprecedentedgrowthindigitalactivitysawacorrespondingincreaseinintensityandregularityofidentityfraudanddatabreachesonanalmostdailybasis.Advancedpersistentthreatsarefuelingrapidinnovationandadoptionofidentitysecurityanddataprotectionsolutionsacrossdifferentmarketverti
3、cals,whichinturnhavecatalyzedsomeofthemostsignificantM&AandfundingactivitiesinrecenthistoryRecentM&Aactivityhasbeenrobustacrossmultiplesubcategories especiallyinIAM,highlightedby:Financingandinvestmentvolumeintheoverallidentitysectorhascontinuedunabatedwithsponsorsmakingboldbetstounleashgrowthandcre
4、atenewunicorns:GCAexpectsthesetrendstocontinuewithevenstrongeridentityrelatedmarketactivityexcepted intheremainderof2021SelectM&ATransactions$28,940($MM)$6,408$850$1,400SelectFinancingTransactions($MM)$205$150$100$210$100$1003I.GCAOVERVIEWII.IDENTITYSOFTWAREMARKETOBSERVATIONSIII.APPENDIX4GCASDEDICAT
5、EDSECTORKNOWLEDGEANDEXECUTIONEXCELLENCEGCAOverview25OfficesAroundTheWorld500M&AProfessionals500+TransactionsInLast3Years245PEDealsInTheLast3Years80%RepeatOrReferredClientsChrisGoughManagingDirector/ExecutiveCommitteePhone:(415)SaifMalikHeadofCybersecurityPhone:(212)FraudDetectionandPreventionRegulat
6、oryComplianceBotandMalwareDetectionDataManagementandGovernanceIdentityProofingandVerificationIdentityTheftProtectionAuthenticationBehavioralAnalyticsIdentityAccessManagementIdentityDataAggregationGCAIdentitySoftwareFocusGCAsIdentitySoftwareLeadershipTeam5OURGLOBALINVESTMENTBANKINGPLATFORMGlobalinves