Third Coast Capital Advisors Represents Minuteman Security & Life Safety in its Acquisition of Security Technologies

June, 2024

Third Coast Capital Advisors served as exclusive buyside advisor to Minuteman Security & Life Safety, a portfolio company of Tenex Capital Management, in its acquisition of Security Technologies. Our Acquisition Search services included identifying the target and making contact with its owner, as well as providing assistance on valuation, transaction structure and the negotiation and closing of the transaction.

Security Technologies, based in Vernon, CT is a highly technical systems integrator specializing in access control, video surveillance, license plate recognition, intrusion detection and intercoms. Founded in 1995, Security Technologies designs unique security solutions and provides industry-best advanced technology systems for many companies across the academic, utility, and banking industries.

Minuteman Security & Life Safety, based in Andover, MA, and founded in 1988, is the largest full-service enterprise security & life safety technology solution provider in the Eastern region of the United States. Minuteman’s services are utilized by a wide range of companies within the high technology, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, defense, mass transit, large retail, academic, public safety, and healthcare industries across North America.


For more information, please contact one of the individuals below:

Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com


Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:

  • Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.

  • M&A Opportunity Assessment: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.

  • Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.


Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com

Matt Clarke
Managing Director
480-626-0017
mclarke@thirdcoastca.com

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Dudek
Vice President
630-730-5978
mdudek@thirdcoastca.com