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Jeff Cook

Jeff Cook is a managing director at Shea & Co., an investment bank that has advised in more than 20 gov tech deals (investments and exits) in the past 5 years.

This quarter might just be the low point of the year, but there are reasons to think things will pick up in the second half of 2023. The second quarter saw deals with BS&A, Clariti, PayIt and more.
Although there is still some hesitance in the market due to economic instability, the gov tech biz remains strong, and the signs are there for a flurry of activity in the future, according to expert Jeff Cook.
After a slowdown at the end of the year, gov tech market expert Jeff Cook still sees big things coming in 2023 — especially from certain investors in certain verticals. Here’s what he sees coming.
Despite a slowdown in the fourth quarter — as was expected — 2022 wound up being the second most active year for gov tech after a raucous 2021. Here are the deals that closed out the year and what they mean.
With notable deals involving OpenGov, Michelin, Macquarie and others, the third quarter was another strong one in gov tech. But as it heads into the end of the year, can it continue its momentum?
Whatever's happening in the broader market, gov tech's strong pace of activity continued in the second quarter of the year, with several large deals and some clear trends emerging in areas such as asset management.
With many stocks taking hits and investors fretting about the possibility of a recession, gov tech market adviser Jeff Cook explores whether uncertainty is pushing investors toward the stability of gov tech.
Although the dollar amounts were down relative to last year's blockbuster deals, the number of transactions has remained high with activity from Avolve, NEOGOV, RapidSOS, ClearGov, Tyler Technologies and more.
Last year saw an immense change in both the stature and intensity of the government technology ecosystem. Jeff Cook, an investment adviser in the market, takes a run through the numbers and examines what they mean.
It was another busy quarter, especially in the public safety space. Investment adviser Jeff Cook runs through the most significant deals of the quarter and what the activity tells him about the gov tech market.