Sterling Partners

Sterling Partners is a private equity firm founded by entrepreneurs. Since 1983, they have partnered with superior management teams, injecting their experience and Business Value Accelerator (BVA) methodology to help entrepreneurs and business owners stimulate and sustain significant growth.  They invest in companies with strong business fundamentals and collaborate closely with management to deliver the right tools and additional resources necessary to excel in today’s challenging business environment.  Rather than operate the companies in which they invest, they prefer to serve as a resource for management as it navigates for accelerated growth.

Their team of operating and investing professionals has extensive backgrounds in sales, marketing, strategy, operations, finance, legal, and human resources.  From these cumulative experiences, they have developed a proprietary methodology that sets The Growth Standard.  Their BVA places a strong emphasis on developing and coaching management teams while providing portfolio companies with effective, best practices that enhance their existing core strengths.

They invest in industries with positive, long-term trends and leverage their experience, expertise, and network to drive value to these portfolio companies. Industries of focus include education, healthcare, business services, direct marketing, specialty manufacturing and distribution, and technology.

With nearly $4 billion of capital under management, their investment strategy is to invest from $5 million to over $100 million of equity in each company with which they partner. Their funds are divided among two investment groups: Sterling Capital Partners, which invests in small and middle-market buyout transactions, and Sterling Venture Partners, which provides growth capital for expansion stage companies in which they assume a non-controlling interest.