Stone-Goff Partners Invests in Anne Lewis Strategies; Stellus Provides First‑Lien Financing

Stone-Goff Partners Invests in Spotlight AR

December 8, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Stone-Goff Partners made a growth investment in Spotlight AR alongside the company's founding partners to support expansion of sales and marketing, continued development of its proprietary analyst relations platform, and potential acquisitions. Spotlight AR, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, serves more than 100 clients and has over 125 employees.

Stone-Goff Partners Makes Growth Investment in BigScoots

July 13, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Stone-Goff Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, has made an investment in BigScoots, a managed WordPress hosting and value-added managed hosting provider. The capital will support BigScoots' product and service development, channel partnerships, team expansion, efficiency improvements and pursuit of complementary M&A as the company scales its 9,000+ customer base.

Stone-Goff Partners Invests in FS Vector

May 30, 2023

Consulting

Stone-Goff Partners, a private equity firm, has made a growth investment in FS Vector, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic advisory and advocacy firm serving fintech and financial services clients. The capital will support FS Vector's service development, team expansion, and pursuit of complementary M&A; Canaccord Genuity advised FS Vector on the transaction.

Stone‑Goff Continuation Fund Acquires Majority Interest in John Staurulakis (JSI)

September 7, 2022

Telecommunications

Stone‑Goff Partners II CF, LP, a GP‑led continuation fund sponsored by Stone‑Goff Partners, acquired a majority interest in John Staurulakis, LLC (JSI) in a secondary/recapitalization transaction. Pantheon was the lead investor in the continuation fund and was joined by abrdn Private Equity and reinvesting Stone‑Goff LPs/GPs; the recapitalization provides capital for JSI to pursue additional acquisitions and organic growth.

Stellus Capital Leads Growth Investment in Elmdale Partners

September 21, 2021

Real Estate

Stellus Capital Management led a strategic growth capital investment in Elmdale Partners, with participation from LBC Small Cap SBIC and Jones Capital. The funding will support Elmdale’s geographic expansion, M&A activity, technology upgrades for its network of independent agents, and refinancing of existing debt.

Avesi Partners Invests in Danforth Advisors

December 16, 2021

Healthcare Services

Avesi Partners has made a private equity investment in Danforth Advisors, with Stone‑Goff Partners exiting its stake. Danforth, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, provides financial, operational and clinical business support to life science companies; the investment is intended to help scale the company's services, people and geographic footprint to meet growing demand in the life sciences market.