CEOs

"Pick the Jockey, Not the Horse"

Stolberg believes there's no substitute for vision and experience when it comes to building a leading business services company. We also are convinced that forming partnerships with the business services CEOs who run our portfolio companies is essential to achieving outstanding results over time.

For this reason, we invest in real people, not just plant and equipment. We focus on identifying and sponsoring business services CEOs with proven track records.

We look to back business services CEOs who have:
  • Previous experience as CEO or General Manager of a business services company/division, with full P&L responsibility and all functions reporting to them.
  • A proven track record:
    • Successfully built a $35+ million business services company/division.
    • Achieved rapid top-line and bottom-line growth, substantially increasing value over the course of at least 3 years.
  • A specific business plan and/or acquisition candidate.
  • Outstanding character and interpersonal skills.
  • The strategic vision to build a leading company in a business services market niche.
  • A high gross margin, recurring revenue business model that provides a sustainable competitive advantage.
  • Strong operational and financial skills, with the ability to develop a superior MIS reporting system.
  • The ability to attract a strong team.
  • Acquisition experience and platform acquisition candidates.
For the CEOs we back in our CEO Sponsorship Program, a partnership with Stolberg provides the following benefits:
  • Up to $15 million in equity financing.
  • Partnership with a private equity group with a proven track record of over 50% in annualized returns since 1982.
  • Outstanding partners.
  • Industry expertise in certain business services sectors.
  • Multi-disciplined team with experience in operations, investment banking, lending, and consulting.
  • Access to Stolberg's business services network of investment bankers, security analysts, consultants, lenders, and executive recruiters specializing in business services.
  • Experience and expertise in raising debt capital on attractive terms from lenders specializing in business services.
  • Record of enhancing value in private financings, company sales and IPOs.
  • Attractive equity incentive plans.