2025 GRC Market Update – Joint Research Between Shea & Company and Stax

2025 GRC Market Update – Joint Research Between Shea & Company and Stax

January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025

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Stax has closely analyzed the dynamic Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) market, uncovering key trends and opportunities that signal a promising outlook for 2025. To provide a deeper perspective, Paul Edwards collaborated with Shea & Company’s GRC experts, Brad McCarthy and Brian Loiselle. This partnership resulted in a comprehensive research summary offering insights into the 2025 GRC investment landscape.


Explore the GRC market update and connect with the Stax team or Shea & Company to dive deeper into the evolving opportunities within this space.

Click here to view the full GRC market research

Key highlights:

  • GRC activity rebounded in 2024 with increasing activity going into 2025
  • Strong activity across GRC sub-sectors / technology; notable interest in RegTech, TPRM, Information Governance, Cyber Compliance Services, and AI
  • Evolving economic and regulatory environment creates opportunities
  • Private equity interest remains at an all-time high
  • GRC trades at a premium to enterprise software
  • 2025 outlook
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For more details on our experience in the space, please contact the Stax team: 

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Global Practice Leader, Stax

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Brad E. McCarthy

Managing Director, Shea & Company

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Brian M. Loiselle

Vice President, Shea & Company

About Stax

Stax is a global management consulting firm serving corporate and private equity clients across a broad range of industries including software/technology, industrials, business and information services, healthcare and HCIT, consumer, and tradeshows and events. 

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