Shorehill Capital

All investment decisions trace back to the partnership group led by co-founders Brian Simmons (Partner) and Dave Hawkins (Managing Partner). The firm’s website lists additional Managing Directors — Charlie Denison, Rob Hogan, and Robert Jackson — and Principals Tom Kinzer and John Lavin, indicating a concentrated senior team rather than a large, dispersed investment committee. The co-founders’ tenure together dates to their time at CHS Capital, giving them a shared playbook spanning multiple economic cycles.

Shorehill’s website states it is actively seeking new platform investments and values relationships with intermediaries, paying appropriate success fees. Beyond formal intermediary channels, the firm’s 60-plus Executive Advisors — former operators and business owners in Shorehill’s target sectors — serve as a proprietary sourcing engine, making introductions to industry sources and evaluating diligence findings during the investment process.

Shorehill targets platform companies with enterprise values between $20 million and $150 million based in North America. The firm does not publicly disclose whether it pursues majority or minority stakes, though its buyout-and-growth description and the stated goal of driving long-term value creation alongside management teams are typical of control-oriented private equity. Add-on acquisitions are considered for companies of any size globally.

Shorehill does not disclose its fund structure on its public website or in available filings. The firm refers to substantial investments by the team in 'the Shorehill funds,' suggesting it operates through commingled, blind-pool vehicles rather than a pure deal-by-deal model, but specific fund names, sizes, or vintages have not been made public.

Shorehill’s website highlights three targeted sectors: engineered industrial products, industrial services, and value-added distribution. The portfolio includes manufacturers of precision components (Tribus Aerospace), mission-critical electric-grid hardware (Power Grid Components), and specialized packaging (Flexpak). The firm does not tag negative sector screens, but its entire disclosed portfolio — from Hunt Valve’s military-spec valves to Belt Power’s conveyor systems — stays within tangible industrial niches; it shows no exposure to software, healthcare services, or consumer-facing brands.

Shorehill’s website notes that portfolio involvement references throughout the site to actions taken by 'Shorehill' or the 'Shorehill Team' in prior years include actions taken by Shorehill personnel at CHS Capital LLC. Co-founders Brian Simmons and Dave Hawkins, along with much of the senior team, previously worked together at CHS Capital before founding Shorehill in 2013. This continuity accounts for the firm’s claim of over three decades of experience and more than 100 transactions, even though the Shorehill entity itself is younger.

Shorehill does not publicly detail its co-investment policy. There are no disclosed club deals, co-investment vehicles, or partnerships with other private equity firms on the website. The firm’s substantial personal investment in its own funds creates alignment, but whether it offers co-investment rights to limited partners or syndicates deals with other GPs is not stated in available sources.