DCS Capital Partners provides growth equity to outstanding companies with strong future growth potential. We do this working side-by-side through dedicated partnerships throughout Florida.
ABOUT DCS CAPITAL PARTNERS
We play in the growth equity sandbox . . .
Founded in 2018, we are a Tampa, FL based lower middle market independent sponsor with a mission to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs to help them achieve dramatic results – We accomplish this through growth equity investments. As partners, we are committed to help your company grow and succeed.
Backed by family offices, we take a long-term view with flexible capital. We have no predetermined lifetime in our partnerships and like to see strong returns and happy outcomes for all the shareholders within the partnerships we enter. Our goal is sustainable growth and robust companies. We take an engaged and collaborative role to help you make better decisions.
Our Strategy
Capital is a commodity – DCS Capital Partners provides value beyond that. In every partnership we enter, we first seek to ensure that our vision is aligned with the vision of the entrepreneur, founders, or operators. We place a strong emphasis on the relationships we cultivate with our partners to create a strong, leverageable network. If a strategic plan is in place, we prefer to be engaged and collaborative as you dictate the course of the company. In many situations, we work side-by-side to develop a plan for the best path forward. This will include a critical look into the following areas:
Product or service development or enhancemen
Geographic Expansion
Market Share Growth
Operational Improvements
Acquisitions
Financing
Developing a Board of Directors
Talent Recruitment
Once a plan is developed, we act as a supportive investor to help execute the plan without burdening day-to-day operations. We’re here to help when and where you need us and lend the full resources of our firm toward realizing your vision.
people
Derek C. Sierra
Managing Partner
Prior to founding DCS Capital Partners in 2018, Derek Sierra began his career at Tunstall Consulting where he focused on strategic development and capital formation of companies with high growth potential. The value of senior/subordinated debt deals advancing to term sheets stood at over $550 million. Derek also worked within private equity at a fund located in Atlanta, GA that focused on middle market transactions.
He graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and from Emory’s Goizueta Business School with an MBA.
what is growth equity?
DCS Capital Partners focuses exclusively in the growth equity space, which fills the gap between venture capital and control buyout transactions. Growth Equity is an ideal solution for companies that have seen success but lack the resources to realize their full potential.DCS Capital Partners focuses exclusively in the growth equity space, which fills the gap between venture capital and control buyout transactions. Growth Equity is an ideal solution for companies that have seen success but lack the resources to realize their full potential.
Growth Equity Characteristics:
Invest in a minority position
Invest in operating companies with limited or no free cash flow
Invest in operating companies with minimal or no funded debt
Invest at an inflection point where growth capital can fuel substantial revenue and profitability growth
Company Characteristics:
Founder-owned
No prior institutional investment
Proven business model
Organic Revenue Growth (In excess of 15%)
Positive EBITDA or a path to near-term positive EBITDA
investments
Contact us
(813) 508-0005
509 Guisando de Avila Suite 200 Tampa, FL 33602
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