Sterling Partners InspiredGrowth SterlingPartners Sterling Partners Approach Industries Portfolio Team Talent News Contact Partner Login Sterling Partners Approach Industries Portfolio Team Talent News Contact Partner Login We are a private equity firm that partners with founders of growth-oriented companies to maximize the value potential of their businesses. that utilizes the knowledge, experience, and network derived from over 30 years of investing in our core sectors. that infuses our portfolio companies with growth capital, high-caliber talent, and operational best practices that fuel value creation. that believes in refining processes and proven best practices that lead to disciplined investing. that believes in learning as much from our failures as we do from our successes. Our Approach Explore Partner Grow Harvest Explore 1 of 4 We formulate ideas, identify trends and explore niches where the application of our unique approach, institutional knowledge, skill sets and capital might assist in accelerating growth. Our broad network of operating partners, diligence providers, deal teams, and subject matter experts are then queried to refine our working knowledge/investment thesis in a targeted industry and adjacent sub sectors. These efforts are designed to keep the wind at our back. Partner 2 of 4 We partner with like-minded founders, entrepreneurs and management teams within the healthcare, education and business services sectors. Our relationships with our partners run deep, and we carefully combine the right talent with the right opportunity and then surround that team with support and experience. Our confidence is expressed by way of our deal structure: we target majority equity investments ranging from $10 million to $170 million. Grow 3 of 4 We are not only a source of capital; we provide strategic relationships, highly experienced directors, and human capital expertise. Our partners leverage our resources and experience to develop and execute a strategic plan that increases the companys potential. Harvest 4 of 4 At Sterling, we build companies worth buying. We have a long list of successful exits that have considerably benefited both our investors and partners. Ranging from IPOs to strategic sales, we have established a reputation for maximizing shareholder value. We invest in Business Services Innotrac Business Services Businesses need inspired providers to help them mitigate risk while increasing revenue, efficiency and quality. For over 20 years, our companies have delivered on that demand. Education Laureate Education We invest in education through both our middle market buyout funds (Sterling Capital Partners) as well as through our newly launched $200 million Education Opportunity Fund. Healthcare Services Q-Centrix Healthcare Services In a system of chronic inefficiencies and rising costs, patients are often the ones paying the price. Our companies are committed to bucking that trend by maximizing both the effectiveness and affectiveness of the services they offer. Portfolio Status: All Current Exited Industry: Business Services Education Healthcare Services Active Day Adeptus Health AIX Ameritox Artromick International Ashworth Atlantic Industrial Avectra Baselayer Brace Industrial Group Connections Academy Continental Case Conversant Cornerstone Records Management DBI Services Desert NDT Educate, Inc. Focus Products Group Foundation Partners Group Foundations Recovery Network GEM Mobile Treatment Services Hoffman Southwest Corporation InfiLaw io Keypath Education Kids Care Dental Group Laureate International Universities Liberty Propane Livingston International Longitude Licensing Meritas Meteor Learning MetroGroup National Research Center for College University Admissions Optimer Pacific Interpreters Paradigm Management Services PCDI Pingora Asset Management Progressus Therapy Prospect Mortgage Q-Centrix Radial Remedi SeniorCare Results Physiotherapy Rittenhouse Senior Living SAVO School of Rock SecureNet Smarterville, Inc. Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Surgical Solutions SusieCakes Tribeca Flashpoint Sorry, no companies match the selected filters. Sterling has excluded from this list of investments the portfolio companies that no longer meet its investment strategy. Sterling Venture Partners I, L.P. employed a strategy that is no longer used by any of its other funds and does not anticipate employing this strategy in the future. A complete listing of all Sterling investments is available upon request. Our Team Team: All Investment Team Operations Team Title: Managing Director Principal Vice President Director Associate Matt Ainsworth Director Brennan Barthelemy Principal Eric Becker Advisor Renee Berghoff Director Jim Boyce Vice President Michael Brown Associate Logan Derek Director Ishan Dey Associate Shawn Domanic Mike Drai Managing Director Jeff Elburn Principal Rick Elfman Senior Managing Director Avi Epstein Principal Josh Friedman Vice President Michael Gershenzon Associate Luke Gilpin Associate David Graham Vice President Jennifer Grzech Associate Matt Hankins Principal Chris Hoehn-Saric Senior Managing Director Dan Hosler Principal Colin Keeler Associate Imodu Kerobo Associate Whitney Krutulis Director Ron Liberman Vice President Alan Macksey Managing Director Justin Marku Vice President Todd Miller Principal Kim Vender Moffat Managing Director Marc Perez Associate Garrick Rice Managing Director Danny Rosenberg Managing Director Jason Rosenberg Managing Director, Education Opportunity Fund Alana Rush Senior Associate, Education Opportunity Fund Jeff Schechter Managing Director Brian Schwartz Principal, Education Opportunity Fund Adam Shaffer Associate Carrie Sowers Director Julie Stacey Vice President Lauren Sullivan Associate Steven Taslitz Senior Managing Director Sara Tumen Director Shoshana Vernick Managing Director, Education Opportunity Fund Matthew Warren Vice President Sorry, no items were found matching the selected filters. Talent Operators Directors Accelerators Investment Professionals Operators 1 of 4 We search for strategic visionaries and operators who are determined to lead companies through their next stage of growth. Meet one of our Operators: Rick Inatome Join the team Directors 2 of 4 We pride ourselves on our sophisticated governance program comprised of over 70 independent board directors. We look for experienced executives that set themselves apart by their level of engagement and passion for growing inspired businesses. Meet one of our Directors: Pat Dills Join the team Accelerators 3 of 4 Our Accelerator program is an opportunity for high-potential professionals with 7-10 years of strategy and finance experience to step into a meaningful operating role at a growth-oriented, private equity owned business. Our Accelerators report directly to portfolio CEOs and CFOs and receive invaluable experience in how to lead and manage high-growth companies. Meet one of our Accelerators: Jon Gaunt Join the team Investment Professionals 4 of 4 What we look for in an investment professional is similar to what we look for in a new investment: differentiated, proven, and committed to growth. We want leaders with an investment banking and/or principal investing background who have successful operating or entrepreneurial experiences. Meet one of our Investment Professionals: Josh Friedman Join the team News DBi Services Partners with Sterling Partners to Invest in Company and Employee Growth August 5, 2016 Continue Reading SusieCakes CEO Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year June 22, 2016 Continue Reading Sterling Director Whitney Krutulis discusses four things to consider before entering into a private equity partnership June 15, 2016 Continue Reading Read More News Contact I want to: Ask a question Join the team Ask a question Name* Email* Phone Number Message* Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. 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