Egis Capital Partners

Egis is the only private equity investor consistently focused solely on the security and protection industry. Unlike generalist firms that occasionally invest in security companies, all of Egis's capital is deployed across a single vertical spanning access control, identity, surveillance, and risk management. The firm maintains a dedicated Industry Advisory Board of security-sector executives to reinforce this specialization.

Founder and Managing Partner Robert Chefitz and Partner Annie Lan run investment decisions. Chefitz has over 40 years of venture capital and private equity experience, including roles at GTCR and Apax Partners. Lan, who joined Egis in 2017 from UBS AG, is responsible for origination, execution, and management of investments and serves on portfolio company boards including Shields and Sensera.

Egis makes growth and buyout investments in technology-driven security and protection companies. The firm states it targets businesses with enterprise values between $20 million and $300 million. Deployments span both minority growth positions and control buyouts, depending on the opportunity.

Egis invests exclusively in security, safety, protection, and risk management businesses. Within this mandate, the firm has deployed capital into access control, video surveillance, identity verification, AI-powered proactive monitoring, cargo tracking, smart building systems, and public safety communications modernization. The firm does not invest outside the security vertical.

Egis operates as a committed private equity manager raising closed-end funds and making direct control and minority investments in operating companies. The firm has invested across three funds since 2008 and does not publicly describe a fund-of-funds program. Portfolio company CEOs cite active board-level engagement rather than passive commitment activity.

Yes. Egis maintains a formal Industry Advisory Board whose members actively engage with the firm on sourcing and portfolio company development. Named members include Jeremy Kroll of K2 Integrity, John Mack and Alper Cetingok of Raymond James' security and safety investment banking practice, and former ACRE CEO Joe Grillo. This network is a central part of Egis's origination and value-creation strategy.

Egis is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey, but its portfolio reach is international. Portfolio company ACRE delivers integrated security solutions across more than 25 countries. Other holdings like FreightWatch have operated tracking solutions across the U.S., Europe, Brazil, and Mexico, indicating a geographic scope that extends beyond North America.