Sunset Coast Partners · Government contracting middle market · San Diego
Precision capital for mission-critical markets.
The financial institution for owners of government contracting companies. One firm to tell you what the business is worth, get it ready, run the sale, and steward what comes after. Aligned with owners, across the entire lifecycle.
Founder-held firms
$2–20M revenue
Advisory and acquisitions
Established firms
$50–500M revenue
Strategic advisory
Where we work
United States
Headquartered in San Diego
Under one roof
Four practices
From the first plan to the decades after
Start with your question
The questions owners ask first, answered before anyone asks for your email.
Five assessments, each built around one question and routed to the practice that owns the follow-up. Real answers on the page. The detailed breakdown is one email address away, and nothing is stored until you choose that.
5 assessments · all indicative, all confidential · see the hub
The Firm
The middle market builds what the mission depends on. It has never had a financial institution of its own.
For decades, founder-held government contracting companies have been underserved by generalist banks and oversold by consultancies. Sunset Coast was built as the alternative: one firm, aligned with owners, across the entire lifecycle of the company. From the first growth plan to the final wire, and the decades after it.
Sunset Coast Capital is the investment arm of Sunset Coast Partners. Sunset Coast Advisors is retainer-based. No success fees. Not a broker-dealer. Those two sentences are how the practices stay honest with each other, and with you.
Four Practices
One institution. The entire lifecycle.
Each practice stands on its own. Together they cover every decision an owner will face, from the first growth plan to the decades after the exit.
How it begins
A conversation, not a pitch.
Every engagement, every practice, starts the same three ways. If we are not the right firm for what you are weighing, we will say so on the first call.
- 01
A short, confidential call to understand the company and what you want next.
- 02
An NDA before we see a single financial statement.
- 03
An honest read of the numbers and, if we are the right firm for it, a written proposal.
How We Work
Four words we are held to.
Direct
Specifics first. Conclusions stated, not buried. You will always know where you stand.
Advisory
A sounding board with a point of view. Options on the table, never pressure behind them.
Human
We work for the person behind the business: their goals, their family, their timeline.
Numbers-forward
The math leads. A quantified range beats an adjective every time.
Where We Work
Nationwide, along the defense corridors.
Headquartered in San Diego. Working with owners wherever the mission is built: the Beltway, Hampton Roads, Huntsville, Colorado Springs, Dayton, and the coasts.
- Defense01
- Aerospace02
- Advanced Manufacturing03
- Enterprise Software04
Plain answers
What people ask first.
- What is Sunset Coast Partners?
- Sunset Coast Partners is the financial institution for the government contracting middle market: strategic advisory, M&A advisory, wealth management, and private equity for founder-held GovCon companies, headquartered in San Diego and working across the United States. Sunset Coast Capital is the investment arm of Sunset Coast Partners.
- Who does Sunset Coast work with?
- Owners of government contracting companies in defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and enterprise software: founder-held firms with $2M to $20M in revenue for advisory and acquisitions, and established firms with $50M to $500M in revenue for strategic advisory.
- How do I find out what my government contracting company is worth?
- Take the valuation assessment on this site. Eight questions produce an indicative enterprise value range and the drivers moving it, based on how government contracting services businesses actually trade. It is a starting range, not an appraisal.
- Does Sunset Coast charge success fees?
- Sunset Coast Advisors is retainer-based. No success fees. Not a broker-dealer.
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.