Sunset Coast Partners · Practice IV
Private Equity
We acquire and grow small and mid-market businesses in defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and enterprise software.
The Practice
Patient capital for mission-critical companies.
Sunset Coast invests where it advises. We bring operating experience, government contracting expertise, and patient capital to companies whose work the mission depends on, with succession structures that respect what the founder built.
Sunset Coast Capital is the investment arm of Sunset Coast Partners. Sunset Coast Partners, LLC does not provide legal, tax, or investment advice. Nothing on this site is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security.
What We Do
Control acquisitions
Companies with $2–20M in revenue whose owners want a successor, not a stripping-out.
Operating partnership
We run what we buy with discipline: capture, compliance, and the workforce treated as the asset it is.
Government market fluency
Set-asides, recertification, facility clearances, and contract novation handled by people who have lived them.
Long holds
No forced exit clock. We build companies meant to outlast the fund cycle.
Who We Serve
Owners seeking succession
Founders who care what happens to the company, the contracts, and the people after the wire clears.
Operators and leaders
Executives who want to run and grow a mission-critical business with aligned capital behind them.
How It Begins
A straight conversation
What you want, what the business is, and whether we are the right owner for it. Honest answers early.
A clear proposal
Valuation, structure, and transition spelled out in plain language, with no retrading.
A respectful transition
Your people, your customers, and your name handled the way you would handle them.
Private Equity · questions
Straight answers.
- What does Sunset Coast Capital acquire?
- Sunset Coast Capital is the investment arm of Sunset Coast Partners. It acquires government contracting businesses with $2M-$20M in revenue in defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and enterprise software, from founders who want a successor rather than a stripping-out.
- Is Sunset Coast a fund?
- No. Sunset Coast Capital operates as an independent sponsor: one company at a time, with capital arranged for that transaction and no fund clock forcing an exit.
- What happens to my employees and my company's name?
- They stay. Past performance, CAGE codes, and customer trust are attached to the name and the people. We buy companies because of them, and continuity is the plan rather than the exception.
- How does a conversation with Sunset Coast Capital begin?
- A confidential call, then an NDA before any financial statement changes hands, then a clear read on value and a written proposal if there is a fit. No broad shopping of the company and no pressure.
Valuation assessment · About five minutes
What is my company worth?
Most owners find out at the worst possible time: after the letter of intent arrives. Get a clear-eyed, indicative range in about five minutes, and see exactly which drivers move it.