Sharon B. Heaton, named one of the “50 Most Influential Women in M&A” by BDO and among the “Top 25 Women in M&A” by Opus Connect, is the CEO and Founder of sbLiftOff, a female-led M&A advisory firm serving businesses throughout the US. Ms. Heaton believes lower middle market business owners are “the heroes of capitalism who make our economy go.” sbLiftOff helps these owners either sell their companies or buy additional ones. Her national firm serves commercial and government contracting companies with $25 million to $150 million in revenues and in excess of $2 million in EBITDA.
An avidly sought after speaker at industry conferences, Ms. Heaton publishes in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Washington Business Journal and other outlets. She has been associated with the global law firms of Skadden Arps and Latham & Watkins and has served as Senior Counsel on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, General Counsel and Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. She co-founded Wellford Energy Group, an investment bank serving clean energy and low carbon companies. Previously, she was Deputy Counsel of a Fortune 500 company operating in ten states.
Ms. Heaton holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School and a B.A. from Barnard College. She is a registered representative of StillPoint Capital, LLC, member FINRA and SiPC, and securities transactions are conducted through StillPoint Capital.
