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STONEHAVEN CAPITAL
Stonehaven Capital, LLC is a private investment holding company that makes private equity and debt investments in early- and expansion-stage businesses and real estate. We typically partner with other individual and institutional investors, however, are occasionally the sole investor. We invest from our own account and do not manage a fund or assets for others. In addition to our capital, we strive to add value to our portfolio companies through sound strategic and financial advice, as well as providing access to our vast network of contacts.
Our Commitment
Stonehaven was founded by an entrepreneur and investment banker that is committed to helping others grow value and achieve business success. High integrity dealing and trusted relationship building form the foundation of our success.
We partner with management to achieve superior results. We take a long view to building value and are not swayed by short-term pressure to quickly grow revenue that may not contribute to lasting value growth. Our track record of superior investment returns and business success speaks for itself.AsiAmerica
CEO and Co-Founder
Washington, D.C. - Quito, Ecuador
AsiAmerica, LLC provides international market access, business development, and software distribution services primarily to Latin America. We help our clients make the international connections they need to succeed. Currently, AsiAmerica is focused on building its proprietary Cyber Security Software Framework, bringing together in a complete solution set, leading-edge, next-generation cybersecurity technologies for distribution through established channels in Latin America. We provide our Latin American customers access to the world's latest network and data protection solutions.
BarTrack
Current Holding
Sterling, Virginia
BarTrack is a hospitality technology company that is revolutionizing the way that bars, breweries and restaurants manage their inventory and, ultimately, eliminate waste. BarTrack’s Plug-and-Play sensor installs into any draft system and is the first beverage sensor with no obstructions and no moving parts. BarTrack customers view real-time keg levels, inventory, pressures, temperatures, cooler temperatures, and automate beverage costs. State-of-the-art technology allows you to manage your bar with less time – all while gaining deeper insights into trends. Our platform combines powerful management tools with consultants who have hundreds of years of operating experience.
ClearOne Advantage
Current Holding
Baltimore, Maryland
ClearOne Advantage, Inc. is a full-service debt resolution company providing settlements of credit cards and other unsecured debts. Through superior debt negotiation services and attentive customer service, ClearOne Advantage offers the leading options in debt settlement.
Denuo
Current Holding
Reston, Virginia
Denuo, Inc. is the holding company for Addrex and Depository. Addrex was built to supply companies, which are actively engaged in the continued growth of the Internet, with the critical IPv4 number blocks required to grow their business. Internet Protocol (IP) number block registrar Depository provides post-distribution Registrar services to entities that hold Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) number blocks. Together, Addrex and Depository form an independent global, one-stop marketplace, for all corporate IPv4 needs.
Inertial Labs
Current Holding
Paeonian Springs, Virginia
Inertial Labs is at the forefront of developing and customizing products for exciting technologies, from commerce and industry to government, defense, and aerospace. Its solutions include Inertial Measuring, Magnetic Compensation, GNSS Tracking, LiDAR Scanning, Optical Image Processing, Acoustic, Ultra-wideband RF, and Celestial/Solar Compassing. As sensor fusion consultants and engineers, Inertial Labs designs and develops high-quality products with the best price-performance ratio in the world.
Kindred Motorworks
Current Holding
Vallejo, Califormia
Kindred Motorworks builds vehicles that combine nostalgia, timeless design and character of the past with today's safety, reliability and performance. Kindred fully restores and modernizes ("RestoMod"), with both full electric and combustible engine models, classics from yesteryear such as the Ford Bronco, Chevrolet Camaro, VW Bus and the Chevrolet 3100 pick-up truck. Rather than custom, one-off builds, Kindred has developed a repeatable blueprint, with many options, ensuring a high level of quality and ease of repair. It finds and buys its own trucks to work on, rather than relying on donor cars provided by customers. Kindred's designers, engineers and auto specialists spend over 10,000 hours prototyping, testing and designing every Kindred model. The end result is a classic ride with the reliability and performance of a modern vehicle.
Key Largo Marine
Current Holding, Wholly Owned
Key Largo, Florida
Key Largo Marine, LLC owns and operates luxury yacht slips at the exclusive Ocean Reef Club Marina. The Ocean Reef Club Marina is the frequent host to yachts arriving from around the world. The private marina offers levels of service captains expect from the very best large international yacht clubs. The ORC Marina offers berthing for 175 boats as well as superb hotel and home rental accommodations; world-class golf, tennis, fishing, and recreation facilities; and a variety of dining options -- all just steps away.
ProjectTeam
Current Holding
Chantilly, Virginia
ProjectTeam, Inc. is the next generation, cloud-based project management solution for owners, architects, engineers and contractors. ProjectTeam is a comprehensive, collaborative system that brings modern cloud, mobile, social, and relational database technology to a large industry frustrated by expensive, inefficient and antiquated solutions. ProjectTeam increases project efficiency, reduces overall project and technology cost, and introduces new collaboration and customization capability not seen in the industry before. Its unique architecture provides an unmatched platform that is feature rich including Requests for Information, Submittals, Drawing Management, Field Reports, Punch Lists, Project Files, Contracts, Change Orders, Workflow, Reporting, and more.
Quidient
Current Holding
Columbia, Maryland
Quidient is solving the problem accurate Quotidian Scene Reconstruction (capture) by combining four convergent technologies: light field physics, plenoptic octrees, hardware acceleration, and polarimetric imaging. This approach to Generalized Scene Reconstruction is unprecedented with broad applications to a wide variety of industries including gaming, insurance, entertainment, augmented/virtual reality, architecture/design, 3D printing, and many more.
TXN Advisors
Current Holding, Advisor and Principal
Washington, D.C.
A business consulting firm that provides transaction preparation, corporate development, marketing and strategic advisory services. We work in partnership with executive management to save them time and advance the corporate mission by helping them create killer pitch decks, management and investor presentations, board reports, corporate dashboards and the underlying business strategy and messaging to maximize growth and value.
Stonehaven Real Estate Holdings
Current Holdings, Wholly-Owned
Florida and Virginia
Various residential rental properties, both single family homes and condominiums.
ThreatQuotient
Current Holding
Arlington, Virginia
ThreatQuotient, Inc. provides ThreatQ, a Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) that streamlines, correlates and analyzes critical threat intelligence from across the globe, enabling security teams to collaborate and make more informed decisions regarding their security posture. ThreatQ is a central repository for threat intelligence that provides security teams with much-needed contextual information regarding indicators of compromise (IOC), attack tracking and adversary activity. Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers leverage ThreatQ's flexible turnkey solution to minimize adversary dwell time to better protect their networks. After Stonehaven's investment, ThreatQuotient has been subsequently funded by NEA in its Series A and B rounds.
Xcelerate
Current Holding
McLean, Virginia
Xcelerate Solutions is a leading defense and national security company, providing integrated solutions delivered through three service areas – Enterprise Security, Digital Transformation, and Strategic Consulting. Xcelerate is a trusted partner to Federal Law Enforcement, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community agencies that are directly responsible for the security and safety of the United States.
Stonehaven Exits are Listed Below
Ashton Stewart International Holdings
MBO Exit 2019, Co-Founder, Former Chairman and CEO
New York
Ashton Stewart International Holdings is a financial services holding company. ASIH owns an independent middle-market investment bank and consulting business. Capabilities include advisory services to corporations, partnerships, and institutions for mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings, private equity and debt placements, business valuation, market development, and strategic planning services, and institutional asset management. Any securities-related transactions are conducted through its broker/dealer subsidiary Ashton Stewart & Co., Inc., www.ashtonstewart.com, member FINRA/SIPC. Mr. Jones sold his majority position in a management buyout transaction in June of 2019.
Brightdoor Systems
Investment Exit 2016
Cary, North Carolina in Research Triangle Park
BrightDoor, Inc. offers superior technology tools that are highly customized for real estate sales and marketing professionals. BrightDoor's solutions offer real estate professionals an easy-to-use technology tool set that makes sales more effective, efficient, and profitable than ever imagined. BrightDoor was acquired by management in 2016.
Brytrex
All Units Sold 2020
Key West, Florida
BryTrex, LLC is the developer of Old Town Villas at Key West, a new construction project of 20 luxury town homes as well as the acquisition of three existing boat slips. The project entails the acquisition of 1.2 acres located in the “Old Town” area of Key West, between Duval Street and Key West Harbor. Each town home will be 2,697 square feet over four levels. The three boats slips are located at Conch Harbor Marina on Caroline Street about four blocks east of the property. Project was successfully developed, and final units and boat slips were sold in 2020.
ClearOne Advantage
Debt Investment Exit 2017
Baltimore. Maryland
ClearOne Advantage, Inc. is a full-service debt resolution company providing settlements of credit cards and other unsecured debts. Through superior debt negotiation services and attentive customer service, ClearOne Advantage offers the leading options in debt settlement.
ERA
Investment Exit 2008
Czech Republic
ERA a.s. is the world leader in next-generation surveillance and flight tracking solutions with proven multilateration and ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast) technologies. ERA equips the military aviation industries with next-generation solutions that improve aviation safety, enhance operations and increase tactical capabilities. ERA was sold to SRA International (formerly NASDAQ: SRAI) in 2008 before its sale to Providence Equity Partners. Press Release
HireStrategy
Investment Exit 2014, Former Advisor
Reston, Virginia
HireStrategy is a full-service professional staffing firm providing contract, direct hire and executive search solutions for employers in the Washington DC area. Our diverse client base represents a wide range of industries, including technology and media, financial services, professional services, energy & green technology, federal services, education and non-profit organizations. HireStrategy was acquired by the Addison Group in May of 2014. Press Release
KEYW Corporation
Investment Exit 2011 and 2012
Hanover, Maryland
KEYW is a total solutions company that focuses on solving the toughest challenges in Cyberspace, Geospace and Counterterrorism. The company helps its Government and Enterprise customers prevent cyber threats, transform geospatial imaging into intelligence, and combat global terrorism. KEYW creates solutions by combining comprehensive services with technical expertise to create and optimize hardware, software, and proprietary technology. KEYW went public in October 2010 (NASDAQ: KEYW). Press Release
Performline
Investment Exit 2021
Morristown, New Jersey
PerformLine is an online technology and services company dedicated to providing compliance monitoring to clients on both the buy and sell side. PerformMatch™, the only independent compliance monitoring platform, enables our clients to discover misrepresentations, monitor their marketing efforts and act when necessary. While we are focused today on servicing the EDU market, our technology is vertical agnostic and will help online advertisers in any vertical stay compliant with their respective industries' best practices and guidelines. Press Release
Plateau Systems
Investment Exit 2011 and 2012
San Franciso, California -- formerly based in Arlington, Virginia
Plateau Systems is a leading provider of SaaS solutions for developing, managing, rewarding, and optimizing organizational talent to increase workforce productivity and maximize operating performance. Plateau delivers a best-of-breed talent management solution with deep functionality for learning management, performance management, compensation management and career and succession planning. Plateau was sold to Success Factors in 2011 for $290 million in cash and stock. Stonehaven held its Success Factors stock and benefited six months later from its acquisition by SAP for $3.4 billion in 2012. Press Release
Potomac Mortgage Group
Investment Exit 2012
Fairfax, Virginia
Potomac Mortgage Group, LLC is a residential mortgage loan originator serving the Washington Metropolitan Area. PMG was acquired by MVB Financial Corporation (OTC: MVBF) in 2012. PMG is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of MVB Bank, Inc. Press Release
Xator
Dividend Recap 2020 & Exit 2022
Reston, VA
Xator delivers innovative solutions to ensure the safety and security of information, personnel, and facilities at home and abroad, primarily for U.S. National Security and Intelligence customers. Xator supports critical mission needs with specialists in all-source, multi-INT analysis and analytics, cyberspace operations, exploitation and strategic deterrence systems and support. As a C4ISR solutions provider, Xator works in the homeland and at the edge of expeditionary missions supporting tactical systems and operations. The company specializes in cost-effective modeling, simulation, analysis, engineering, and systems integration to help clients manage and protect their complex, secure infrastructure, facilities, and systems from a broad spectrum of threats and is a leader in the development of tactics, techniques and procedures, programs of instructions, training conduct and operational exercise support for advance tradecraft. On May 23, 2022, Parsons Corporation (NYSE:PSN) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Xator Corporation in a transaction valued at $400 million. Press Release
Zenetex
Investment Exit 2020, Co-Founder
Herndon, Virginia
Zenetex specializes in management and technology support services. For more than a decade, Zenetex has been providing IT, engineering, integrated logistics, foreign military sales, program management, training systems, ITIL® training, and contractor field services solutions for a variety of federal agencies and commercial organizations. With a proven and respected leadership team and employee-focused cultural philosophy, Zenetex is truly committed to the success of its customers and employees. On December 28, 2020, Vectrus, Inc. (NYSE: VEC) acquired Zenetex in a transaction is valued at approximately $112 million, net of $11 million of expected tax benefits. Press Release
Wm. Braun Jones, III
Managing Member
Braun Jones is the controlling member of Stonehaven Capital. In addition, he serves as CEO of AsiAmerica, an international market development firm.
Mr. Jones is a veteran entrepreneur who has founded companies and exited successfully through M&A and IPO transactions. He began his career in 1988 as a financial analyst and project director for a subsidiary of Arnold & Porter. In 1992, he founded Integrated Management Strategies (IMS), a corporate finance advisory firm he exited in 1994 when he co-founded University Online, Inc., (later renamed VCampus), an “online learning” technology company that he took public in 1996. In 1998, Mr. Jones successfully exited VCampus and co-founded and served as President of The McLean Group, a middle-market investment bank and business valuation firm that he sold in 2005. That same year, Mr. Jones joined Outcome Capital, a middle-market investment bank and private equity firm, as a co-owner and Managing Director. Braun exited Outcome Capital in 2014 and founded Aston Stewart International Holdings, a diversified financial services company he exited through a management buyout transaction in 2019. He now focuses primarily on investing in and advising middle-market businesses, sourcing transactions for institutional investors, as well as leading AsiAmerica.
Braun serves or has served on numerous boards for technology companies as well as nonprofit and professional organizations. Mr. Jones earned his BS in Finance from Virginia Tech in 1987 and an MBA from James Madison University in 1988. Braun resides in Virginia with his wife and four children.Mr. Jones is a FINRA registered representative (Series 7, 24, 79, 63) and any securities-related transactions are conducted through Ashton Stewart & Co., Inc., www.ashtonstewart.com, member FINRA/SIPC. More information can be found at FINRA Broker-Check.
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