Invest in Lower Middle Market with Stone-Goff Partners Fund IV: A $175 Million Investment Opportunity

Stone-Goff Partners IV (“Fund IV”) has recently closed its funding round with a whopping $175 million to invest in B2B service companies. The growth-oriented private equity firm has seen significant increases in commitments from its existing investor base as well as new institutional investors. The investor base for Fund IV is comprised of insurance companies, fund of funds, wealth managers, and family offices in North America.

In the midst of an uncertain environment, Stone-Goff Partners (“SGP”) sees a robust deal pipeline in the lower middle market. The firm’s emphasis on partnering with founder-led businesses in the lower middle market has been and will remain at the core of its success. With Fund IV, SGP is aiming to target majority investments as the first institutional investors in founder-led companies focused on B2B services, where technology plays a critical role.

“We’re extremely grateful for the support of both existing and new investors and are excited to continue to deploy capital in companies at the intersection of services and technology,” said Laurens Goff, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Stone-Goff.

SGP’s Core Services Verticals

In anticipation of Fund IV, SGP has added three new members to its investment team within the past year, all with experience in the firm’s core services verticals. These verticals include:

- Business services

- Consulting services

- Marketing services

- IT services

- Human capital and training

- Outsourced services

Lower Middle Market Investment Strategy

SGP remains committed to investing in the lower middle market because it’s where one finds the greatest concentration of founder-led companies. It’s also where SGP has the experience to source and execute, and where there are tremendous opportunities for growth, particularly with business-to-business knowledge-economy companies.

SGP partners with company founders and executive leadership teams to provide capital, M&A origination and execution, and value-creation expertise to its portfolio companies. Since the firm’s founding in 2010, SGP’s sector knowledge and deal experience have helped drive successful outcomes for company founders, limited partners, and portfolio management teams.

Investment Opportunities with Fund IV

Fund IV has already closed on its first two investments. In April, Fund IV invested in FS Vector, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic consulting firm that delivers a range of advisory and advocacy solutions to companies in the innovative financial services ecosystem including lending, payments, fintech, insurance, and other financial services companies. Last August, Fund IV acquired JSI, a leading provider of specialty consulting, engineering, and managed services to rural broadband telecommunications operators.

Investors interested in earning significant returns while investing in founder-led B2B service companies with a technology focus, can consider Stone-Goff Partners Fund IV. With the investment firm’s history of successful outcomes, the fund is expected to bring its investors significant returns on investment.

Conclusion

Stone-Goff Partners IV (“Fund IV”) has closed its funding round with $175 million to invest in B2B service companies. The investor base is comprised of insurance companies, fund of funds, wealth managers, and family offices in North America. SGP’s investment strategy aims to target majority investments as the first institutional investors in founder-led companies focused on B2B services where technology plays a critical role. SGP remains committed to investing in the lower middle market, where it sees tremendous opportunities for growth, particularly with business-to-business knowledge-economy companies.

Investors interested in investing in founder-led B2B service companies with a technology focus can consider Stone-Goff Partners Fund IV. The investment firm’s history of successful outcomes is expected to bring significant returns to investors with Fund IV.