De 15:6 Capital AdvisoryThe Big Idea
The Big Idea

From Experienced Operator
to Business Owner.

The Independent Sponsor model gives experienced executives and operators a path to ownership. De 15:6 architects the capital strategy that makes the acquisition executable and quarterbacks the transaction around it.

You

You bring the operating experience.

The Mechanism

The Independent Sponsor model provides the path.

De 15:6

We quarterback the transaction around capital strategy.

“Capital is not assembled at closing. It is engineered upstream.”

Experienced Executive / Operator
Independent Sponsor Model
Acquisition
Capital StrategyDe 15:6 · Primary Position
Ownership
Value Creation
Exit

De 15:6

Capital Strategist + Transaction Quarterback, engaged across the journey, anchored in capital strategy.

The Acquisition-to-Exit Playbook01 / 08
De 15:6 Capital AdvisoryThe Problem
The Problem

Most Operators Start With the Business.
The Best Acquisitions Start With the Strategy.

The Traditional Sequence

01Find a Business
02Negotiate Price
03Sign LOI
04Figure Out Financing
05Search for Capital
06Attempt to Close

But the capital problem rarely begins at closing.

An acquisition can be strategically attractive and still fail because the capital structure was not designed early enough.

Capital strategy affects what you can buy, what you can pay, how you structure the transaction, how you protect downside, and how you ultimately create value.

The acquisition, capital structure, sponsor economics, downside protection, and eventual exit should be considered as one connected strategy.

Different advisors.Different incentives.Different timelines.No central quarterback.

De 15:6 brings the capital strategy into the conversation upstream and coordinates the right specialists around it.

The Acquisition-to-Exit Playbook02 / 08
De 15:6 Capital AdvisoryThe Mechanism
The Independent Sponsor Model

Ownership Without Building
a Traditional Fund First.

The Independent Sponsor model allows experienced operators to pursue acquisitions on a deal-by-deal basis, bringing together the opportunity, operating leadership, and capital required for each transaction.

The model creates the path to ownership. But every acquisition still needs a coordinated transaction strategy.

The sponsor doesn’t simply need money. The sponsor needs the right capital structure for the deal.

That is where De 15:6 enters.

The sponsor remains the principal. De 15:6 provides the capital strategy and coordinates the transaction ecosystem around them.

Experienced Executive / Operator
Independent Sponsor Model
Acquisition Opportunity
De 15:6 · Capital Strategy + Transaction Quarterback
Capitalization
Closing
Value Creation
Exit
The Acquisition-to-Exit Playbook03 / 08
De 15:6 Capital AdvisoryThe Playbook
The Acquisition-to-Exit Playbook

One Acquisition. One Coordinated Playbook.

From the right acquisition opportunity to the right capital structure, through closing and toward the eventual exit.

De 15:6 · Transaction QuarterbackCoordinating specialists across every stage

Source

  • Off-market opportunities
  • Strategic fit

Screen

  • Sponsor fit
  • Business quality
  • Capital feasibility

Underwrite

  • Cash flow
  • Debt capacity
  • Recurring EBITDA
  • Customer concentration
  • Downside

Negotiate

  • Price
  • Structure
  • Seller alignment

LOI

  • Terms
  • Financing assumptions
  • Capital strategy

Capitalize

  • Debt
  • Equity
  • Seller capital
  • Institutional capital

Close

  • Capital execution
  • Transaction coordination

Create Value

  • Operational improvement
  • Financial improvement
  • Enterprise value expansion

Exit

  • Private equity
  • Strategic buyers
  • Institutional capital

Capital Strategy · Our Specialty

De 15:6 quarterbacks the journey. Capital strategy, capitalization, and closing are where we execute.

The Acquisition-to-Exit Playbook04 / 08
De 15:6 Capital AdvisoryWhere De 15:6 Plays
Position on the Field

Capital Strategy Is Our Position on the Field.

Source
›
Underwrite
›
LOI
›
Capitalize
›
Close
›
Value Creation
›
Exit

Our Specialty · Primary Expertise

Capital Strategy

The plan that makes the acquisition financeable.

Capital Architecture

The structure of debt, equity and seller capital.

Capital Raise Execution

The process that brings the capital to the table.

Capital Readiness
Capital Stack Engineering
Debt Strategy
Equity Strategy
Seller Financing Strategy
Investor Positioning
Lender Positioning
Capital Materials
Capital Outreach
Raise Process Management
Closing Coordination

Quarterback Role

Coordinating the right specialists and strategic partners around the transaction.

Deal SourcingLegalQoE / Due DiligenceDebt CapitalEquity CapitalFinancial ReportingValue CreationExit Relationships

“We don’t need to own every function in the transaction. We need to quarterback the right function at the right time.”

The Acquisition-to-Exit Playbook05 / 08
De 15:6 Capital AdvisoryThe Ecosystem
The Quarterback Ecosystem

We Don’t Replace Specialists. We Orchestrate Them.

Transaction Ecosystem · Independent Specialized Partners

Off-Market Deal Sourcing Partner
M&A / Transaction Counsel
Quality of Earnings / Due Diligence
Debt Capital Partners

De 15:6 Capital Advisory

Capital Strategist

+

Transaction Quarterback

Coordination, not ownership. Each partner is independent.

Family Office / Institutional Capital
Accounting & Financial Reporting
Strategic Value Creation Partner
Exit / Buyer Relationships

Specialists execute their discipline. De 15:6 coordinates the strategy and keeps the transaction moving.

The Acquisition-to-Exit Playbook06 / 08
De 15:6 Capital AdvisoryCapital-to-Value Loop
The Capital-to-Value Creation Loop

The Capital Structure Should Support the Entire Investment Lifecycle.

Capital Strategy

Acquire
Capitalize
Close
Stabilize
Create Value
Grow
Institutionalize
Exit
Next Acquisition

The capital structure should support the ownership strategy, not simply the closing.

Capital should carry the business through the period of ownership and preserve flexibility for the eventual exit.

Capital Structure›
Cash Flow›
Value Creation›
Enterprise Value›
Exit Options

Capital

gets the transaction closed.

Value Creation

builds the asset.

The Exit

converts that value into liquidity.

Value creation is led with a Strategic Value Creation Partner, an independent specialist engaged during the ownership period.

“The acquisition is the beginning of the ownership journey, not the end of the transaction.”

The Acquisition-to-Exit Playbook07 / 08
De 15:6 Capital AdvisoryThe Offer
The De 15:6 Offer

Build the Deal Backward. Engineer the Capital Forward.

De 15:6 helps experienced executives and operators pursue ownership through acquisition using the Independent Sponsor model, with capital strategy at the center.

01

Capital Readiness

Determine whether the sponsor, acquisition, financial profile, and proposed transaction are prepared for institutional underwriting.

02

Capital Architecture

Design the appropriate combination of debt, equity, seller capital, and other financing sources for the transaction.

03

Capital Execution

Prepare the transaction, position the opportunity, coordinate capital outreach, manage the process, and execute through closing.

The Broader Acquisition-to-Exit Ecosystem

Source
›
Acquire
›
Capitalize
›
Close
›
Create Value
›
Exit
De 15:6 · Transaction Quarterback across the journeyCapitalize + Close · Primary Execution Zone

We specialize in the capital required to acquire the business. We quarterback the ecosystem required to build it.

From acquisition opportunity to ownership, value creation, and eventual exit.

“Let’s engineer the acquisition.”

De 15:6 Capital Advisory

Capital Strategy & Execution for Experienced Executives & Operators Pursuing Ownership Through Acquisition.