Private equity
Premium virtual data rooms built for M&A and capital raising that support the entire value creation cycle, from fundraise to portfolio company exit.
Trusted by private equity dealmakers
Financial sponsors trust Sterling Technology to deliver exceptional levels of service
on their most critical transactions.
KKR, Pulsar Properties and Round Hill Capital, and their advisors CBRE and Knight Frank, used Sterling Technology for the sale of their Spanish logistics real estate portfolio JV to P3 Logistics Parks for
Torf Corporation, the Poland-based manufacturer of personal care products and owner of the Tołpa brand, used Sterling Technology for its sale to Bielenda Kosmetyki Naturalne from Resource Partners for PLN
PNC Riverarch Capital, and its advisor Kroll, used Sterling Technology for the sale of Pirtek Europe, the provider of 24/7 on-site emergency hydraulic services, to Franchise Brands for
ECS Capital, the Lisbon-based investment manager, used Sterling Technology for the sale of a portfolio of 65 real estate assets including 18 hotels to a consortium led by Davidson Kempner Capital Management for
ReViral, the UK-based antiviral medicines pharmaceutical company, and its advisors BofA and Centerview, used Sterling Technology for its sale to Pfizer from Andera Partners and Novo Holdings for
Why private equity teams work with us
When exit opportunities emerge, your companies can launch competitive processes immediately, maximizing valuation and momentum. Our platform enables you to manage multiple portfolio companies efficiently, maintain consistent security standards, and provide the professional presentation that sophisticated buyers and LPs expect. With Sterling, you're always prepared to move quickly when markets align, without scrambling to organize information or compromise on security.
Private equity teams operate in a constant race against time – raising funds, managing portfolios and pursuing exits in markets that move fast and rarely wait.
Success depends on readiness: having accurate data, disciplined governance and deal-ready assets long before opportunity strikes. Yet fragmented information, inconsistent reporting and investor scrutiny make that readiness hard to maintain. Sterling Technology gives PE professionals the structure and reliability to stay ahead. Our virtual data rooms unify fund and portfolio communication under a single secure framework, reducing administrative friction and preserving confidentiality. With responsive 24/7 support and tools designed for cross-border execution, Sterling helps funds seize opportunities, maintain investor trust and deliver stronger outcomes from fundraise to exit.
Accelerate value creation
Move faster from acquisition to exit with deal-ready infrastructure already in place. Sterling's free deal readiness rooms for portfolio companies mean exit materials are organized continuously, not scrambled together when buyers appear. When market conditions align, our rapid room activation and pre-organized documentation let you launch competitive processes immediately, capturing valuation momentum that delays would sacrifice.
Impress your LPs
Demonstrate operational excellence across fundraising, reporting and exits. Sterling's professional platform, comprehensive audit trails and detailed analytics signal the sophistication LPs expect from top-tier firms. Our secure LP portals for fundraising and our organized exit processes show institutional discipline that strengthens LP confidence and supports future fundraising.
Maximize exit valuations
Well-organized, professionally presented data rooms create buyer confidence and competitive tension. Sterling's AI-powered organization and intuitive structure help buyers move quickly through diligence – maintaining deal momentum that protects pricing. Our analytics show you which buyers are most engaged with value creation metrics, helping you identify serious acquirers and manage competitive dynamics that drive valuations higher.
Scale efficiently across assets
Manage your entire portfolio with consistent security standards and centralized oversight. Sterling's platform lets you deploy the same professional infrastructure across all portfolio companies, our bulk administration tools handle multiple concurrent deals efficiently, and our single support relationship scales with your activity. One platform, complete visibility across all deal activity, consistent execution quality.
Features that support private equity demands
Scale efficiently across portfolio companies and maximize exit valuations with Sterling's intelligent platform. Our AI engine accelerates deal launches for both fundraising and exits, while document protection controls manage LP access and buyer information rights precisely. Q&A workflows streamline investor questions during raises and buyer inquiries during exits. Real-time reporting provides portfolio-wide visibility, automated redaction reduces prep costs across multiple concurrent deals and built-in approval workflows ensure consistent standards. Launch competitive processes faster and close deals with the insights our analytics provide.
Prep your deal fast and stay compliant with built-in document review and approval.
Granular information rights management to keep you in control of what you share with bidders — and revoke access immediately.
Simple or advanced Q&A workflows that align to your deal process.
Our automated redaction tool operates across the whole VDR, saving valuable time and costs preparing sensitive information for external review.
Built-in, automatic, side-by-side translation of VDR content between 300 language pairs keeps your cross-border deals moving.
Real-time dashboards and reports to keep you informed of deal activity and provide strategic intelligence on bidder behavior.
Sterling's unique, built-in AI engine embeds capabilities such as document classification and organization, gap analysis, anomaly detection and document-level Q&A intelligence into the VDR. Launch deals faster – cutting data room prep time from weeks to days – while allowing bidders and investors to complete due diligence more quickly, to close your transaction.
Prep your deal fast and stay compliant with built-in document review and approval.
Granular information rights management to keep you in control of what you share with bidders — and revoke access immediately.
Simple or advanced Q&A workflows that align to your deal process.
Our automated redaction tool operates across the whole VDR, saving valuable time and costs preparing sensitive information for external review.
Built-in, automatic, side-by-side translation of VDR content between 300 language pairs keeps your cross-border deals moving.
Real-time dashboards and reports to keep you informed of deal activity and provide strategic intelligence on bidder behavior.
Sterling's unique, built-in AI engine embeds capabilities such as document classification and organization, gap analysis, anomaly detection and document-level Q&A intelligence into the VDR. Launch deals faster – cutting data room prep time from weeks to days – while allowing bidders and investors to complete due diligence more quickly, to close your transaction.
End-to-end 24/7 multilingual support for private equity teams
Private equity teams choose Sterling for high-touch support from fundraise to exit. Whether you are raising a new fund, acquiring a platform, bolt-on or asset, or preparing a portfolio company for sale, we act as part of your deal and portfolio support team.
We can help you stand up and manage data rooms for multiple portfolio companies, advise on consistent index and folder structures, upload and maintain disclosure sets, manage bidder and lender permissions, configure Q&A workflows, set up GP, LP and management teams, and invite and train users across time zones.
Our multilingual client services team is in-house, available 24/7/365 by phone or email, with a dedicated deal manager assigned to each project. Unlike others, we never route night or weekend support to outsourced call centers.
At exit or recapitalization, we deliver encrypted deal archives and comfort letters quickly and anywhere they are needed, helping your private equity transactions sign and close smoothly while protecting value and documentation.
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Testimonials
Jim Van Steenkiste
Managing Director | Oaktree Capital
Domenico Basanisi
Head of Hotels Investment Properties, Italy | CBRE
Our private equity clients