Guidehouse Inc., a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Bain Capital Private Equity for $5.3 billion. Guidehouse has been owned by funds managed by Veritas Capital since 2018.

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Guidehouse has broad capabilities in management, technology and risk consulting, as well as digital services and business process outsourcing. The company’s expertise spans a wide range of industries, including defense and security, energy, infrastructure and sustainability, financial services and health. Guidehouse boasts a global presence, with over 17,000 professionals spread across more than 55 locations worldwide. The company’s dedicated experts assist clients in tackling intricate challenges, managing rigorous regulatory demands, and enabling transformational change, business resiliency and technology-driven innovation. The Milbank team advising Veritas and Veritas-backed Guidehouse was led by Global Corporate M&A and Private Equity partners Rick Presutti and Lowell Dyer with associate Jonathan Schwartz. Advice was also provided by Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits partners Mike Shah and James Beebe; Corporate Finance and Securities partner Antonio Diaz-Albertini and Tax partner Max Goodman and Antitrust partner Fiona Schaeffer and special counsel Andrew Wellin.