We believe that great partners and focusing on building companies for decades versus years remains undervalued.
Stirling Heights acquires consumer and business services companies and reinvests in their growth with no set timeline.
We work with you to preserve the legacy of your business and provide new growth opportunities for your existing employees.
Why We’re Different.
We believe that by being great partners, getting better every day and letting time do the rest, we will be deserving of the partners we aim to find. We are willing to run through walls to win but are unwavering in our commitment to integrity along the way.
We believe that adding data and infrastructure to great sectors will allow our partners to identify their highest leverage decisions and create amazing outcomes.
Preserving your legacy is our legacy.
Preserving and advancing the legacy of our partners is our life’s work. Just like you, we want our life’s work to positively impact everyone who interacts with the businesses we own and operate. We are a holding company, not a private equity fund with a mandated expiration date.
Trust is built over years and lost in a minute.
We take this principle incredibly seriously and believe that simply being trustworthy is differentiating in the transaction process. This looks like candor from the get-go and an honest desire to understand what an ideal transaction looks like from your perspective.
This isn’t our first rodeo
We have completed over 50 transactions and billions of dollars of business value. We know the difficulty of getting deals done and are there to coach you through the process.
We can operate quickly
We’re committed to simple processes to ensure fast decisions and the desired transitions for you and your team.
Investment Criteria
Investment Size
$1-$5M
EBITDA or Owner Earnings
$1-$5M EBITDA or Owner Earnings
Investment Characteristics
Stable, fragmented industries
Defensible service offerings
Local services can out-compete national players
Multiple avenues for growth and reinvestment
Our Values
These are more than words on a page to us. We strive to incorporate these into our daily decisions and hire specifically for these characteristics.
Gratitude
We are grateful for all the goodness in our lives and the ability to positively impact the lives of others.
Resilience
In life and business, unforeseen challenges arise. We embrace these challenges as opportunities to grow and learn.
Integrity
We work with honesty, kindness, and trust. We know that doing what we say we will do is simple yet differentiating in the business world.
Excellence
We execute everything to the best of our ability, recognizing that getting the small things right holds profound impacts over time. We get better every day.
Meet our team
We have an experienced team with a history of building businesses for the long term.
Danny Payne
- Before launching Stirling, Danny spent over 8 years in lower middle market private equity with experience investing hundreds of millions of equity in non-discretionary service companies.
- Most recently, Danny was a co-founder of Northrim Horizon, where he was instrumental in constructing and validating the firm’s investment strategy and operational framework. During his tenure, the company completed a $50 million capital raise and successfully executed a buy and build strategy across sectors including apartment services, early childhood education, commercial landscaping, and commercial pool services. Before Northrim, Danny was part of the inaugural investment team at The Cynosure Group, an alternative asset manager focused on delivering superior long-term returns for the Eccles family and other like-minded investors. He began his career as an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York.
- Danny graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Finance where he was a Brigham Young Scholar. Prior to attending BYU, Danny played football at Snow College where he was the 2010 Top of the Mountains Bowl Defensive MVP. He lives in Salt Lake City with his wife, Haley, and their two girls, Isabelle and Scarlett.
Matt Jacobs
- Matt Jacobs joins Stirling Heights from Ultra Clean Express where he was a co-founder of an express car wash platform backed by Lindsay Goldberg. During his tenure at Ultra Clean, the company completed 6 direct to seller transactions. While responsible for all aspects of M&A transaction negotiation and diligence, he built proprietary greenfield models, led capital committee for all projects and worked on strategic projects, such as subscription conversion optimization.
- Before Ultra Clean, Matt was a Portfolio Manager for J. Goldman & Co, a long/short hedge fund. While at J. Goldman & Co. he covered multi-unit retail with a specialty in restaurants, gyms, distributors and franchised businesses. Matt was an analyst for three years, Portfolio Manager for two years and one of the leaders of the new analyst program. Matt began his career as an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he advised on over $30 billion in announced transactions.
- Matt graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in Finance where he won multiple awards for leadership, academics and investing prowess. He was married to his wife, Mel, in June of 2024.
Curtis Oscarson
- Curtis Oscarson was a co-founder of Kunzler Bean & Adamson, PC, a boutique corporate law firm in Salt Lake City that serves businesses and investment funds across the U.S. He has advised hundreds of organizations, and more recently, has taken on more direct strategic, finance, operating, structuring and management advisory roles, including as former Chairman of the Board of EPIS, Inc. (acquired by Riverside Partners and later by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners), a simulation software company serving the power and utilities sector.
- He is a member of the Board of Medical Review Institute of America, LLC (acquired by Summit Partners), a medical and clinical resource company that provides prior authorization, appeal reviews and claims intelligence to health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, TPA’s, etc. Additionally, he is an investor and member of the Board of Craftsman Kitchens, Inc., a premium, boutique provider of design, production, and installation of custom cabinetry and woodwork. Curtis began his career as a corporate associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. in Silicon Valley and also at Cooley LLP.
- Curtis graduated cum laude from Cornell Law School, and magna cum laude from Brigham Young University in Economics and Business Management, where he was a Hinckley scholar.
Contact Us
Whether you’re a business owner seeking a new partner, interested in investing, or simply want to discuss what we’re working on, reach out, and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.