Enlightenment Capital Invests in Moelis Capital-backed CyberCore

9/27/17

Enlightenment Capital, an aerospace, defense, and government-focused investment firm based in the Washington, DC area, announced it has made a strategic investment in CyberCore Technologies (CyberCore), a leading provider of national security services and technologies. CyberCore is sponsored by Moelis Capital Partners. The investment will support CyberCore’s growth strategy of expanding its capabilities and pursuing opportunities with new customers.

Founded in 2000, CyberCore provides technical services and secure supply chain management solutions to government agencies and commercial customers. CyberCore’s state of the art testing and integration lab, 88,000 square foot secure warehouse, and headquarters are strategically located in Elkridge, MD to be able to best support its core intelligence and defense customers.

“CyberCore has a consistent track record of providing vital technology and services to some of the most demanding customers in the government space,” said Jason Rigoli, Partner of Enlightenment Capital. “We look forward to partnering with Moelis Capital Partners and Tina Kuhn (President and CEO) and the CyberCore team as they continue to support the technology needs of our nation’s most critical national security agencies.”

“This investment from Enlightenment Capital will allow us to continue to provide our clients with the service that they have become accustomed to at CyberCore,” said Tina Kuhn, CyberCore president and CEO. “We look forward to leveraging Enlightenment’s sector expertise in support of our continued growth.”

About CyberCore

Established in 2000, CyberCore provides cost-effective, full lifecycle Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions and services to government and commercial clients through affordable, certified, and risk-managed processes. Our corporate office, located in Elkridge, MD has a 3,500 sq. ft. unclassified integration center and a 5,000 sq. ft. classified integration center for classified system integration and configuration. CyberCore also has 88,000 sq. ft. of physical warehouse space, segmented into multiple virtual warehouses, enabling customers to view product status 24x7x365 through a secure, online portal. For more information, visit www.cybercoretech.com.

About Enlightenment Capital

Enlightenment Capital, a Washington, DC-area based private investment firm, provides senior debt, mezzanine debt, and equity to middle market companies in the Aerospace, Defense & Government (ADG) sector. The firm partners with management teams, equity sponsors, and those businesses that provide vital services, protect critical infrastructure, innovate cyber and data solutions, engineer aerospace systems, safeguard national security, and endeavor to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. For more information, visit www.enlightenment-cap.com.

About Moelis Capital Partners

Moelis Capital Partners LLC, a subsidiary of Moelis Asset Management LP, is a middle market private equity firm founded in 2007. MCP co-manages approximately $872 million of committed private equity capital with NexPhase Capital in traditional private equity investments. For more information, visit www.moeliscapital.com.

About NexPhase Capital

NexPhase Capital is a private equity investment firm focused on growth-oriented, lower middle market companies within the healthcare, industrial services, software and consumer sectors. We apply our sector-focused strategy to identify and invest in leading companies and support their continued success. Our experienced investment team is bolstered by the insights and vision of respected operating professionals with a range of industry and operational expertise. We strive to accelerate the growth of our partner companies and create value for all stakeholders. NexPhase was formed in 2016 by the former principals of Moelis Capital Partners and continues to co-manage $872MM of legacy private equity capital. For more information, visit www.nexphase.com.

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