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Steve Weclew

Managing Director

Steve Weclew is a Managing Director at STS Capital Partners, where he helps business owners successfully sell their companies to strategic buyers. A CPA by training and a former public-company CFO, he has spent more than two decades as a CEO, COO, and CFO building, scaling, and transforming businesses through periods of growth, acquisition, and change.

Steve Weclew

Steve has completed and integrated more than ten acquisitions representing over $140 million in value and has led a company through a successful private equity exit. Having led acquisition underwriting, due diligence, financing, and post-close integration as an operator, and then guided his own company through a sale, he brings a practical understanding of how buyers evaluate a business, what drives value, and what it takes to prepare a company and its leadership team for a transaction. 

Most recently, Steve was Co-Founder and CEO of Ardoor, a Tampa-based platform that acquires, integrates, and scales property management and hospitality businesses while preserving the local brands, cultures, and customer relationships that made them successful. He helped grow the business from approximately $15 million to more than $100 million in revenue, expanded the organization from around 150 to more than 1,300 employees serving approximately 200,000 residential units, and increased EBITDA more than 30x before leading the company through a successful transaction. Steve also served as CEO of Condominium Associates, Ardoor’s flagship Florida community association management business, where he increased client retention to approximately 94%, and of Precedent Hospitality & Property Management. He joined both businesses in 2018 as CFO and COO. 

Earlier in his career, Steve served as CFO of LM Funding America (NASDAQ: LMFA), where he co-led the company’s NASDAQ IPO, institutional investor roadshows, and investor relations. He also held senior finance roles at Smith & Nephew and Airgas and began his career at Deloitte & Touche. This breadth of experience across public companies, private equity sponsors, founder-led businesses, and family-owned companies gives him a clear view of both the strategic and human sides of growth, governance, and succession. 

Today, Steve serves as Executive Director and Board Member of RMW Accounting, partnering with the board, management team, and private equity sponsor as the firm builds a broader accounting and professional services platform. He continues to support founder-led, family-owned, and private equity-backed businesses in advisory and board roles.  

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, boating, travelling, and learning about leadership, technology, and business transformation. Steve is based in Tampa, Florida.  

Press Releases

Steve Weclew is Appointed by STS Capital Partners as Managing Director

October 29, 2026

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Weclew as a Managing Director.  A CPA by training, former public-company CFO, and co-founder and CEO of an acquisition-led platform, Steve brings…

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Former Goddard Enterprises Managing Director Anthony Ali Joins STS Capital Partners as Managing Director and Partner  

October 19, 2026

STS Capital Partners is pleased to announce that Anthony Ali is joining the firm as Managing Director and Partner, bringing extensive international leadership experience and a proven track record in b…

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