# Stone-Goff Partners

> Stone-Goff Partners is a New York- and Boston-based lower-middle-market private equity firm that invests in profitable, technology-enabled B2B service companies. Its playbook is unusually specific: partner with founders and executives, deepen a company’s focus on a defined end market, add operational and M&A support, and convert valuable expertise into repeatable products, software-enabled workflows and recurring revenue.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Hannah Stone Craven (Co-Founder and Managing Partner), Laurens Goff (Co-Founder and Managing Partner)
- **Team size:** 19 employees listed on LinkedIn; LinkedIn classifies the firm as 11-50 employees.
- **Products:** Private equity capital, M&A origination and execution, Portfolio value creation, Executive and talent network
- **Notable:** Closed Stone-Goff Partners IV at $175 million in June 2023., Created a GP-led continuation fund in 2022 to extend its partnership with JSI, backed by Pantheon and abrdn Private Equity., During its 2016-2021 ownership of The Channel Company, services revenue grew sixfold and EBITDA nearly tripled, according to Stone-Goff and company management.

## Products & services

- **Private equity capital** — Control-oriented growth investment for profitable U.S. lower-middle-market B2B service companies, commonly founder-owned businesses or corporate carve-outs.
- **M&A origination and execution** — Support for identifying, financing and integrating complementary acquisitions that expand a portfolio company’s capabilities or market reach.
- **Portfolio value creation** — Operational support focused on management, data-driven decision-making, scalable growth, technology adoption and the productization of expertise.
- **Executive and talent network** — Access to operating advisers and executives with sector experience who work with portfolio leadership teams.

## Achievements

- Closed Stone-Goff Partners IV at $175 million in June 2023.
- Created a GP-led continuation fund in 2022 to extend its partnership with JSI, backed by Pantheon and abrdn Private Equity.
- During its 2016-2021 ownership of The Channel Company, services revenue grew sixfold and EBITDA nearly tripled, according to Stone-Goff and company management.
- During its investment in DSG Consulting, the affiliate consultant network nearly tripled and the company posted double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth from 2018 through 2021.
- Exited Walker Sands in 2025 after the company expanded from a PR-focused agency into an integrated B2B growth services platform.
- Made a new platform investment in 5Q Partners in 2026 alongside the add-on acquisition of One11 Advisors.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Portfolio company MissionWired acquired BWF, which joined Zuri Group to form BWF Zuri.
- **2026-05** — Stone-Goff invested in commercial-real-estate technology specialist 5Q Partners, concurrent with 5Q’s acquisition of One11 Advisors.
- **2026-02** — Portfolio company Spotlight acquired customer marketing and advocacy consultancy Captivate Collective.
- **2026-01** — Matt Gibbons was promoted to Managing Director and Dave DeFelice to Principal, Portfolio Operations.
- **2025-10** — Stone-Goff exited Walker Sands as the company entered a new investment partnership with Mountaingate Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stonegoff.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stone-goff-partners

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Last updated: 2026-08-15