Merc: 2000 - The Economist on the Latest Trends In the PMC World
 

Here's a link for an interesting read on the changing face of the PMC, more specifically the change in who is hiring them. According to the article, 90% of most PMCs are hired by governments, but soon corporations will pick up half of all contracts. A lot of this reads like the introduction to Merc: 2000.

http://www.economist.com/news/intern...bulletsforhire

Also shades of Shadowrun