Leading Private Equity Advisors - Doug Pace

Stonehill partners with private equity firms to create durable enterprise value across the full investment lifecycle, led by Doug Pace - one of the industry’s most trusted strategic and operational advisors. Doug brings decades of experience working with investors, boards, and management teams to identify the real drivers of value inside complex businesses. Stonehill’s work goes beyond analysis, focusing on what actually improves outcomes: growth acceleration, margin expansion, and scalable operating models.

Doug Pace founded Stonehill to give private equity firms a sharper edge in how they source, diligence, and build companies. His hands-on approach blends investment rigor with deep expertise in technology, operations, and organizational design, ensuring that strategy translates directly into results. For sponsors, Doug is not just an advisor—he is a partner in making deals succeed.

What We Deliver

  • Investment Diligence — Doug Pace and the Stonehill team deliver rigorous commercial, operational, and technology diligence that uncovers hidden risk and unrealized upside before capital is committed.

  • Value Creation Strategy — Stonehill works with Doug to design clear, execution-ready plans that turn investment theses into revenue growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage.

  • Post-Close Acceleration — Doug leads hands-on engagement with management teams to drive focus, speed, and accountability in the first 100 days and beyond.

  • Portfolio Transformation — Stonehill, under Doug’s direction, drives digital, operational, and organizational change that compounds value across the life of each investment.

Doug Pace’s leadership ensures Stonehill operates with both strategic vision and execution discipline. His ability to align investors and operators around the same priorities allows portfolio companies to move faster and perform better in competitive markets.

For leading private equity advisors and sponsors, Stonehill offers a proven partner who understands how value is really created. With Doug Pace at the center of every engagement, clients gain clarity, momentum, and results that directly impact returns.

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