Dave DeFelice Joins Stone-Goff Partners as Vice President, Portfolio Operations
June 27 2024 - 6:15AM
Business Wire
Newly created position will focus on value
creation at the portfolio company level
Stone-Goff Partners (“SGP”), a growth-oriented private equity
firm specializing in technology-driven business-to-business service
companies, today announced the addition of Dave DeFelice as Vice
President, Portfolio Operations. In this newly created role, Mr.
DeFelice will drive the firm's portfolio operations strategy,
collaborating closely with individual portfolio companies and the
corresponding deal teams at SGP.
Laurens Goff, co-founder and managing partner at Stone-Goff
Partners, said, “We are delighted to have Dave join the Stone-Goff
team to support the focus on portfolio company value creation.”
Prior to joining SGP, Mr. DeFelice was at Dorilton Capital where
he partnered with portfolio companies to accelerate development and
improve key performance metrics. Mr. DeFelice began his career as a
Strategy and Operations consultant at Deloitte.
Hannah Craven, co-founder and managing partner at Stone-Goff
Partners, commented, “Dave's proven ability to cultivate strong
relationships with founders and his deep analytical skills
perfectly align with our hands-on approach to supporting SGP’s
portfolio companies along every step of the development
process.”
Mr. DeFelice expressed his excitement about his new role,
stating, “I'm thrilled to join Stone-Goff and eager to collaborate
with executive teams to support performance initiatives within the
SGP portfolio. We share a common passion for creating value in
lower middle market companies.”
Mr. DeFelice is a distinguished graduate of The Pennsylvania
State University, having completed the accelerated Science BS/MBA
program and the Schreyer Honors College.
About Stone-Goff Partners
Stone-Goff Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm
investing in technology-driven business-to-business service
companies. Our companies combine service offerings with technology,
focus on clearly defined end markets, and are active participants
in the growing knowledge economy. Core verticals include business
services, consulting services, marketing services, IT services,
human capital and training, and outsourced services. We partner
with company founders and executive leadership teams to provide
capital, M&A origination and execution, and value-creation
expertise to our portfolio companies. Since the firm’s founding in
2010, Stone-Goff’s sector knowledge and deal experience has helped
drive successful outcomes for company founders, limited partners,
and portfolio management teams. For more information about
Stone-Goff Partners, please visit stonegoff.com.
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