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ShoreBridge Capital Partners
Douglas Blagdon launched ShoreBridge Capital Partners in 2015 after a stint as managing director and global head of marketing and investor relations at...
ShoreBridge Capital Partners
Douglas Blagdon launched ShoreBridge Capital Partners in 2015 after a stint as managing director and global head of marketing and investor relations at S.A.C. Capital Advisors. The firm is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey, with an additional office in London, and describes itself as an independent investment and merchant bank. The firm operates through three main businesses: ShoreBridge Private Advisory handles hedge fund and private equity capital raising; ShoreBridge Merchant Partners executes independent sponsor private equity deals; and ShoreBridge Capital Management manages the Point72 Select Access Funds, a suite of feeder vehicles. It advises, invests alongside, and raises capital for alternative managers globally, deploying co-investment capital from the firm and its clients. Confirmed focus areas include hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and technology. Geographic coverage spans North America and Europe. The team numbers eight professionals in Summit, including partners Cassandra Boucherit and Liam Griff, plus an advisory board with H. Perry Boyle and Richard Gray. The firm also operates an affiliated broker-dealer, ShoreBridge Capital Securities, LLC, which is a FINRA- and SIPC-member. In 2022, it hired Betsy Hunt as vice president for marketing and internal operations (per firm website). ShoreBridge’s structural differentiator is its hybrid model: it combines a capital-raising advisory business with proprietary investment vehicles and co-investment capacity, aligning its own balance sheet with client capital. Blagdon’s background at SAC Capital provides a lineage to one of the most prominent — and scrutinized — hedge fund platforms in modern finance.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2015
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Summit
Corporate office
350 Springfield Ave. Suite 200, Summit, NJ 07901, United States
Principals
Douglas M. Blagdon
Founder, Managing Partner
Cassandra L. Boucherit, CFA
Managing Director, Partner
Liam P. Griff
Managing Director, Partner
Charlotte A. McAuley
Director
Betsy Hunt
Vice President
Janice Parise, CPA
FINOP, CFO of SBCS
Tara Horne
Compliance Consultant
Stephen Cassani
Affiliate Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at ShoreBridge Capital Partners?
Founder and Managing Partner Douglas Blagdon leads all aspects of the firm's business, including investment decisions for its Merchant Partners private equity strategy and the co-investment vehicles. Managing directors Cassandra Boucherit and Liam Griff co-lead the Private Funds Access Vehicles, with Griff also heading Merchant Partners (per firm website).
How does ShoreBridge source proprietary deal flow?
The firm sources deal flow through its advisory and capital-raising relationships with alternative asset managers, as well as via its independent sponsor model under ShoreBridge Merchant Partners. It also gains access through its distribution of Point72 Select Access Funds, which provides visibility into emerging hedge fund and private equity opportunities.
Is ShoreBridge structured as a single family office or does it operate more like a merchant bank?
ShoreBridge describes itself as an independent investment and merchant banking firm, not a family office. It operates through three distinct verticals: advisory/capital raising, a private equity direct investment arm (Merchant Partners), and an asset management business running feeder funds. It co-invests alongside clients but does not manage a single-family or multi-family office pool.
Does ShoreBridge participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
ShoreBridge performs both roles. Through its Private Funds Advisory business, it raises capital for external hedge fund and private equity managers. Through ShoreBridge Merchant Partners, it executes direct private equity investments and co-investments, deploying both firm and client capital. It also offers access vehicles, such as the Point72 Select Access Funds.
What investment stages does ShoreBridge typically target?
The firm’s direct private equity strategy, ShoreBridge Merchant Partners, targets control and co-control buyouts and growth equity investments. Its hedge fund advisory and access vehicles cover a broader range of strategies, including long/short equity, event-driven, and multistrategy, across both emerging and established managers.
Which sectors does ShoreBridge explicitly avoid?
ShoreBridge does not publicly disclose any exclusionary sector screens. Based on available information, its activity spans hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and technology, with no stated prohibition on areas such as energy, healthcare, or financial services.
Does ShoreBridge maintain philanthropic structures, and how are they separated?
ShoreBridge does not publicly report any philanthropic foundation, charitable trust, or donor-advised fund. The firm operates its commercial investment and advisory activities for profit, and there is no disclosed separation of a charitable entity from its for-profit operations.
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