Burton Stohl
Managing Director
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- Full Name
- C. Burton Stohl
- Title
- Managing Director & Co-founder
- Firm
- Ridgeview Capital, LLC
- Firm Type
- Lower-middle-market private equity firm (the stub's "Angel Investors" label does not match the public record — Ridgeview makes majority-control buyout/growth equity investments in established operating companies, not seed-stage angel checks)
- Investment Stage
- Established, profitable lower-middle-market companies (growth equity / control buyouts) — not seed
- Check Size
- Targets companies with roughly $2M–$8M of EBITDA; typically pursues majority ownership but will consider minority positions
- Target Company Profile
- Profitable, established western-U.S. operating businesses with sustainable earnings; 5–10 year (flexible) hold periods
- Sector Focus
- Business Services, Niche Manufacturing, Consumer Products & Services, Niche Financial Services, Building Products & Services
- Geographic Focus
- Western United States (Mountain West and Southern California)
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
Background
Burton Stohl is the co-founder and a Managing Director of Ridgeview Capital, a lower-middle-market private equity firm he helped establish in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2003. He brings more than 40 years of investment and corporate-finance experience to the firm. His career began in 1967 in the Corporate Finance office of Dean Witter in Los Angeles, where he rose to direct the firm's Los Angeles and West Coast Corporate Finance departments and served as a member of Dean Witter's Corporate Finance Management Committee.
In 1997, Stohl left Dean Witter to form C. Burton Stohl & Co., a private advisory firm serving middle-market companies across the Mountain West and Southern California. Over his career he has advised boards of directors and owners of both publicly and privately held corporations across numerous industries, and he has contributed to the launch of several private-equity and venture-capital firms. He co-founded Ridgeview in 2003 to pursue a patient, relationship-driven approach to investing in western-U.S. businesses.
Stohl holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from the University of Utah. He is married with three children.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Invests in established, profitable lower-middle-market operating companies in the western United States — not startups or seed-stage deals.
- Targets businesses in the roughly $2M–$8M EBITDA range, generally seeking majority/control ownership though minority positions are considered.
- Sector focus spans Business Services, Niche Manufacturing, Consumer Products & Services, Niche Financial Services, and Building Products & Services.
- Emphasizes long, flexible hold periods (typically 5–10 years) and value creation through sustainable earnings growth rather than financial engineering.
- The firm frames its philosophy around "the connection between patient investing, collaboration, stewardship, and growth," believing "great companies and value are created over time," with partnerships "defined by mutual trust" and integrity.
- Prizes accessible, face-to-face partnerships with local businesses in the region where the team "lives and does business."
Notable Investments
- ATS (ATS Welding) — Industrial/pipeline welding and services company; among Ridgeview's most recent activity (2025).
- InteriorWorx Countertops — Commercial and residential interior finishes / countertops business.
- Krosswood Doors — Salt Lake City–based wood door manufacturer.
- Standard Fiber — Bedding and mattress-fabric / textile products producer (mattress fabric division).
- Intermountain Plantings — Portfolio company reported as exited (sold ~2023).
- UELS — Reported as sold to Norwest (exit).
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