FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 13, 2024
Shorehill Capital LLC (“Shorehill”) is very pleased to announce our sixth consecutive inclusion in Inc. magazine’s list of top Founder-Friendly Investors.¹ As the only Chicago-based firm to receive this recognition six times, we are now in great company with other great Chicago institutions who have achieved greatness six times. The Blackhawks, in addition to being one of the Original Six, have won six Stanley Cups and the Chicago Bulls have won six NBA championships. The MLB teams in Chicago have won a combined six World Series – the Cubs in 1907, 1908, and 2016 and the White Sox in 1906, 1917, and 2005. Quite the achievement!
Our repeated inclusion on this list highlights our sustained commitment to building strong, collaborative partnerships with founders and entrepreneurs. Shorehill’s experienced team and Executive Advisor network offer compelling benefits to founders that we believe set us apart from other private equity firms. Our approach is to create a true partnership based on trust, collaboration and shared success—taking the time to get to know an entrepreneur and their business. This arrangement is solidified by having managers as equity partners in every platform investment. We work with our managers on a shoulder-to-shoulder basis to be good stewards of a business’ legacy and to support future prosperity.
Dave Hawkins, Managing Partner, said “Shorehill values the legacy that each of our partners has built through hard work and persistence. It is important to us that we work together with founders that share our commitment to both honoring their legacy and driving further value creation at the businesses.”
Please contact Rob Hogan to discuss a partnership with Shorehill Capital.
About Shorehill Capital
Shorehill Capital LLC is a Chicago-based private equity firm with a passion for creating superior companies. Shorehill is focused on making control equity investments in North American engineered industrial products, industrial services, and value-added distribution companies with enterprise values ranging from $20 million to $150 million, and add-ons of any size. Shorehill seeks opportunities with differentiated business models where its experience, network and investment management approach can have a significant impact on the performance of the business. For nearly 30 years Shorehill’s partners have worked with middle market business leaders to accelerate growth and improve operational performance through structured investment management plans. For additional information, please visit www.ShorehillCapital.com.
¹Shorehill was recognized by Inc. Media as a founder-friendly investor over multiple years. As part of the qualification process, Inc. Media contacted past and present founders from Shorehill’s investment portfolio to ask them about their experience partnering with Shorehill. Shorehill was one of multiple firms to receive this recognition. This rating may not be representative of any investor’s experience and is not indicative of any future performance. In 2024, Shorehill paid Inc. Media $1,990 for its application and $3,245 to use Inc’s Founder Friendly logo. Since investment advisers pay Inc. Media to apply for the recognition and to use the logo each year, Inc. Media has an incentive to offer recognition to investment advisers creating a material conflict of interest. Inc. Media is not an investor in any Shorehill funds.