WestView Capital Partners has made an investment Summit 7 Systems, a provider of security and compliance services to the aerospace and defense industry.
Summit 7 provides its customers with data protection and governance services across Microsoft’s security solutions programs. Microsoft’s cloud-based security solutions products are used for unified endpoint management that allows endpoint devices – laptops, smartphones, desktops – to securely link with company data.
Summit 7 was selected by Microsoft as its US Partner of the Year in Security and Compliance in 2020. The Hunstville, Alabama-based company was founded in 2009 and is led by CEO Scott Edwards, CTO Ben Curry, and CCO Jason Batchelor.
“As one of the leading Microsoft AOS-G partners, Summit 7 has achieved impressive growth and is at the forefront of cybersecurity and compliance for the defense industrial base,” said Rick Williams, a managing partner at WestView. “Scott and Ben have assembled an experienced, impressive team and we are thrilled to partner with them on the next phase of growth.”
Microsoft’s AOS-G program (Agreement for Online Services for Governments) currently consists of a dozen authorized Microsoft partners and creates an easier path for small to midsized defense businesses to access a cloud platform suitable for meeting federal regulations.
“We are excited to partner with WestView for this next step in our company’s journey,” said Mr. Edwards. “We can now execute our plans to add new solutions and offerings to our portfolio, as we continue to focus on securing and serving the defense industrial base. With WestView’s investment, it is a signal to our employees, to our clients, and to Microsoft that Summit 7 has built a strong, successful organization that is strongly positioned for the future.”
Boston-based WestView makes majority and minority investments of $15 million to $60 million in lower middle-market growth companies. Sectors of interest include business services, software and IT services, consumer, healthcare technology and outsourcing, growth industrial, and consumer.
BDO Capital Advisors was the financial advisor to Summit 7 on this transaction.
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