Capital raise · Cybersecurity Services

Cybersecurity Services Family Office Capital Raise: An Independent Sponsor's Counsel

Raising Family Office Capital Raise on cybersecurity services deals, with the structure protection and capital connectivity an independent sponsor actually needs.

EV range $10M to $130M EV EBITDA $2.5M to $22M Audience Independent Sponsor
The deal context

An independent sponsor closing cybersecurity services transactions in the $10M to $130M EV range has a defined set of moves at the Family Office Capital Raise stage. Most of them are not in a generic M&A textbook.

The typical cybersecurity services platform sits at $10M to $130M EV with EBITDA in the $2.5M to $22M range. The thesis runs on MSSP or specialty consulting platform. Cleared workforce is the moat. Cleared workforce can also be the deal-killer in CFIUS reviews.

The moves

How Family Office Capital Raise actually gets structured.

  1. Lead with the deal and the structure, not with the firm pitch. Family offices invest in deals first.

  2. Build a Reg D 506(b) or 506(c) deck depending on whether you have a pre-existing relationship.

  3. Confirm accredited or qualified-purchaser status before sharing transactional detail.

  4. Match the LP's preferred check size to the position you can offer in the deal.

  5. In cybersecurity services, layer in FSO succession plan in place as part of the Family Office Capital Raise workstream.

The common mistake

Pitching family offices the same way you pitch institutional PE. They want shorter conversations and tighter alignment, not a fund deck.

Jason's take
"Family offices are not small institutions. They are sophisticated buyers of single positions. Pitch accordingly."
Jason Powell · Family Office Capital Raise
Capital after close

The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.

Most independent sponsors solve the closing capital and then run into the post-close capital problem alone. The capital markets relationships that matter at month 18 are part of this practice.

MONTH 18
Senior refi
MONTH 24
Dividend recap
MONTH 36
Growth equity
YEAR 4–5
Strategic exit
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