Built by operators. Backed by technology. Here for the long haul.
TurnKey Security Group partners with established commercial security and access control companies across the Southeast and Texas to build the leading platform in mission critical security. Your team stays. Your legacy grows. Everyone wins together.
The perimeter is physical. The intelligence is digital.
Every secure facility still starts with steel, wire, and a skilled install. Gates, access control, cameras, and low voltage infrastructure have to be designed, installed, and maintained by people who know what they are doing. What is changing is everything layered on top: infrared detection, AI video analytics, remote monitoring, and real-time reporting. TurnKey Security Group combines both. Proven field operators on the ground, and a shared technology layer across every company we partner with.
- Perimeter gates and barriers
- Access control
- Video surveillance
- Low voltage and structured cabling
- Intrusion detection
- AI video analytics
- Infrared and thermal detection
- Remote monitoring
- Predictive maintenance
- Compliance reporting and dashboards
Install once. Serve for years.
Mission critical facilities cannot afford downtime. That creates long-term service agreements, maintenance contracts, and monitoring relationships. We help partner companies grow recurring revenue on top of the install base they have already earned.
- 1Design and Install
- 2Monitor
- 3Maintain
- 4Upgrade and Expand
Where failure is not an option.
Healthcare and Hospitals
Patient safety, restricted areas, 24/7 access control.
Data Centers
Layered perimeter security and audit-ready access logs.
Education
K-12 and higher ed campus safety.
Government and Municipal
Public facilities and secure infrastructure.
Utilities and Energy
Substations, water treatment, critical infrastructure.
Logistics and Distribution
Warehouses, yards, and fleet gates.
Manufacturing and Industrial
Plant perimeters and controlled entry.
Financial Institutions
Branches, vaults, and operations centers.
Airports, Ports, and Transportation
High-throughput secure access.
Commercial Real Estate
Multi-tenant and mixed-use properties.
You have heard the stories. We built this to be different.
Too many owners get burned selling their company. We have been on the other side of the table, and we know how it feels.
What we will not do
- Lowball you on a multiple.
- Structure an earnout you can never reach.
- Bury clawbacks in the fine print.
- Gut your team after close.
- Disappear once the check clears.
What we will do
- Fair valuations with clear, simple terms.
- Earnouts tied to goals you help set.
- Keep your people and your culture.
- Give you real equity so you benefit from what we build together.
- Have crucial conversations directly, and follow through.
Good business with good people. That is the whole model.
Led by people who have built, run, and sold companies.
TurnKey Security Group's leadership includes a Marine Corps veteran who founded, scaled, and sold his own company to a private equity backed platform. We know what it is like to sign the papers. We lead with accountability, set shared goals, and build teams where everyone is incentivized to win.
Mission First
Clear goals, shared accountability.
Straight Talk
Hard conversations early, no surprises.
Aligned Incentives
When the platform wins, you win.
Acquisition Criteria
- Services
- Commercial security integration, perimeter gates and access control, video surveillance, low voltage, intrusion detection
- Customers
- Commercial and institutional
- Platform
- Revenue $15M to $75M. EBITDA $2M to $10M.
- Add-On
- Revenue $3M to $15M. EBITDA $500K to $2M.
- Deal Type
- Majority or minority recapitalization, with equity rollover available
- Recurring Revenue
- Service, maintenance, or monitoring contracts preferred
- Geography
- Southeast and Texas, with expansion across the Sun Belt
- Situations
- Founder retirement, succession planning, growth capital, partial liquidity
Not a perfect fit? Reach out anyway. Every conversation is confidential.
Start a Confidential ConversationA straightforward process.
- 01
Confidential Conversation
A private, no-pressure discussion about your goals.
- 02
Mutual Fit Assessment
We learn your business; you learn ours.
- 03
Clear, Simple Proposal
Plain terms, walked through line by line.
- 04
Diligence Together
We work side by side, not over a wall.
- 05
Close and Grow
Then we build the next chapter as one team.
Built for transparency and speed. No back-and-forth games.
Rooted in the Southeast and Texas.
We focus where the mission critical work is densest, then expand across the Sun Belt.
Headquartered in Atlanta.
Questions, answered straight.
Let's talk about what's next for your company.
A confidential conversation, no pressure, no obligation.