Capital raise · Industrial Services

Co-Investment Rights for Industrial Services Independent Sponsors

When the deal is industrial services and the question is Co-Investment Rights, the structure decisions in the first 30 days outlast the next five years. This is where Jason Powell works.

EV range $10M to $130M EV EBITDA $3M to $22M Audience Independent Sponsor
The deal context

Co-Investment Rights on industrial services deals is one of those workstreams that looks routine on a checklist and decides outcomes in practice.

The typical industrial services platform sits at $10M to $130M EV with EBITDA in the $3M to $22M range. The thesis runs on regional consolidation of plant maintenance, specialty contracting, or rentals. An EMR over 1.0 will cost you a half-turn at close unless you fix the story upfront.

The moves

How Co-Investment Rights actually gets structured.

  1. Define co-invest rights pro-rata to the LP's deal commitment.

  2. Build a 30-day decision window so the deal does not stall.

  3. Limit co-invest fees and carry, if any, to reflect the relationship value.

  4. Document the right in the LPA, not in a side letter.

  5. In industrial services, layer in MSA renewal calendar mapped pre-LOI as part of the Co-Investment Rights workstream.

The common mistake

Granting unlimited co-invest. The next LP finds out and your firm economics suffer.

Jason's take
"Co-investment is a privilege you give to the LPs you want to keep. Define it accordingly."
Jason Powell · Co-Investment Rights
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
ENGAGE THE PRACTICE

Co-Investment Rights for Industrial Services, on independent sponsor terms.

Independent sponsor counsel that already speaks fluent deal-by-deal economics, structures clean LPAs, and travels with capital markets relationships for what comes after close.