Convergent Security Group (CSG)

CAPITAL, STRATEGY AND CONNECTIONS

LMG’s Convergent Security Group (“CSG”) is an integrated investment banking practice that provides homeland security and security technology companies with access to capital, and M&A, strategic advisory and business development services. We work with both public and private companies and seek to enhance the value of our client companies through a variety of initiatives including:

• Introductions to federal, state and local security agencies
• Introductions to leading prime contractors and system integrators
• Introductions to industry strategic partners and investors
• Raising capital in the public and private equity markets
• Acquisitions to enhance a company’s IP portfolio and/or build size and scale
• Corporate restructuring to refocus or enhance security assets
• Identifying key management and/or Board of Director candidates
• Assisting foreign companies in accessing the U.S. security market

Succeeding in the “New” Homeland Security Industry

The homeland security industry that has emerged since 9/11 provides a unique opportunity for smaller companies to compete in the market as providers of enhanced and innovative security technologies. The events of that day have provided the funding and need for more advanced security solutions and in many cases it’s been smaller companies that have stepped up. However, because the industry is young and evolving, and due to the political nature of security program funding, many companies need assistance in navigating these waters.

The members of the CSG have deep experience and expertise in the homeland security industry, capital markets and government sector. This enables us to not only provide the appropriate capital to support growth, but perhaps more importantly, the strategic assistance to help position and build a business.

Convergent Security™: the Most Dynamic Sector of a Booming Global Industry

In contrast with traditional views of the security business offering “guns, gates and guards,” Convergent Security™ focuses on enterprises poised to benefit from accelerating technological and market trends, including:

• The convergence of private sector and government security solutions
• The convergence of physical and IT security
• The convergence of technologies to serve both security and business needs
• Incorporation of intelligent sensors and analytics into traditional security
• Required compliance-driven security software
• Security solutions that prove ROI through operational efficiency
• Transfer of advanced technology and services from abroad to the U.S.
• Transfer of technology and services to state, local, and private sector
• U.S. defense transformation, including Net-Centric Warfare and SpecOps
• Increasingly visible and vibrant U.S. intelligence community market

Serving the Institutional Investor

The CSG also serves institutional investors in the homeland security industry, including private equity, hedge funds, and sector-focused funds. Our services include:

• Market intelligence
• Opportunity Identification
• Research reports on key industry sectors
• Due diligence