For Limited Partners

Team

Our team has decades of private equity experience and has a proven track record of helping lower middle-market companies succeed.

We have accumulated unique experience addressing a wide range of business opportunities and issues over multiple economic cycles. As Midwesterners, we take pride in hard work and are protective of our culture that embraces collaboration, shared success and straightforward communication. Many firms make these claims, but at Shorehill it is in our DNA.

Dave Hawkins

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

(312) 876-0411

“We enjoy working shoulder-to-shoulder with management partners to help them grow and improve their businesses. There is true excitement when it works.”

Education

B.S., Indiana University

M.B.A., Northwestern University

Prior Work Experience

CHS Capital LLC

Heller Equity Capital Corporation

Chase Manhattan Bank

Portfolio Involvement

Ascent Lifting, Inc.
Belt Power Holdings, LLC
Flexpak, LLC
Functional Devices, Inc.
Jeffrey Chain, L.P.
Kranson Industries, Inc.
KHC Holdings, Inc. (Kele Inc.)
Power Grid Components, Inc.

  • Stronghaven, Inc.

  • SunSource Holdings, Inc.

  • Tharco Containers

  • Triad Technologies, LLC

  • Tribus Aerospace LLC

  • TricorBraun Holdings, Inc.

  • Utiliserve, Inc.

  • Woods Equipment Co.

Brian Simmons

Partner & Co-Founder

(312) 876-1980

“Our most compelling differentiator is the fact that we are a team with an incredible amount of experience relative to the lower middle market. We’ve seen all of the challenges that growing companies face, so we are uniquely positioned to use this expertise to help our portfolio companies realize their own paths towards excellence.”

Education

A.B., Cornell University

Prior Work Experience

CHS Capital LLC

Citicorp

Mellon Bank

Portfolio Involvement

Ascent Lifting, Inc.
Baker Tanks, Inc.
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
Belt Power Holdings, LLC
CII Technologies, Inc.
Dura-Line Holdings, Inc.
Flexpak, LLC
Functional Devices, Inc.
GSE Holding, Inc.
Hunt Valve
Jeffrey Chain, L.P.
KHC Holdings, Inc. (Kele Inc.)

  • The Koller Group

  • NorthStar Group Holdings

  • Power Grid Components, Inc.

  • Precise Technology, Inc.

  • Stronghaven, Inc.

  • Thermon Group, Inc.

  • Triad Technologies, LLC

  • Tribus Aerospace LLC

  • Waddington North America, Inc.

  • Weasler, Inc.

  • Woods Equipment Co.

Charlie Denison

Managing Director

(312) 876-1863

Education

B.S., University of Colorado at Boulder

M.B.A., Northwestern University

Prior Work Experience

Boston Consulting Group

Adams Street Partners

Merrill Lynch

Portfolio Involvement

Flexpak, LLC
Functional Devices, Inc.

  • Power Grid Components, Inc.

  • Triad Technologies, LLC

Rob Hogan

Managing Director, Business Development

(312) 876-2679

“We have an open communication style which allows for quicker and more accurate decisions. There is not a lot of “ego” concerning our accomplishments or our challenges. It’s more about the team, not the individual.”

Education

B.A., University of Notre Dame

M.B.A., Northwestern University

Prior Work Experience

CHS Capital LLC

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Portfolio Involvement

Belt Power Holdings, LLC
Functional Devices, Inc.
KHC Holdings, Inc. (Kele Inc.)

  • NorthStar Group Holdings

  • Stronghaven, Inc.

  • SunSource Holdings, Inc.

Robert Jackson

Managing Director

(312) 876-3946

Education

B.S., Marquette University

Prior Work Experience

McGladrey

Baker Tilly

Portfolio Involvement

Ascent Lifting, Inc.
Belt Power Holdings, LLC

  • Power Grid Components, Inc.

  • Tribus Aerospace LLC

Tim Trzebiatowski

Managing Director

(312) 876-7263

Education

B.B.A., University of Wisconsin

Prior Work Experience

The Stephens Group, LLC

Dura-Line Holdings, Inc.

CHS Capital LLC

RC2 Corp.

Robert W. Baird & Co.

Conor McCarthy

Vice President

(312) 876-1766

Education

B.S., Vanderbilt University

M.B.A., UCLA

Prior Work Experience

Teleo Capital Management

UBS Investment Bank

Dresner Partners

Portfolio Involvement

Belt Power Holdings, LLC
Flexpak, LLC

  • Power Grid Components, Inc.

PJ Brennan

Senior Associate

(312) 876-1767

Education

B.S., University of Illinois

Prior Work Experience

P&M Corporate Finance

Northern Trust

Tyler Nikolich

Senior Associate

(312) 876-0410

Education

B.S., University of Illinois

Prior Work Experience

BMO Capital Markets

Anna Hofmockel

Associate

(312) 876-2676

Education

B.S., DePaul University

Prior Work Experience

B2B Industrial Packaging, LLC

(312) Investments

Kyle Phillips

Associate

312-876-9306

Education

B.B.A., University of Dayton

Prior Work Experience

Fifth Third Securities

Sean McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer

(312) 876-8632

Education

B.S., Villanova University

M.B.A., Columbia University

Prior Work Experience

Gates Capital Management, Inc

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Ciara Connolly

Marketing Manager, Business Development

(312) 876-3745

Education

B.S, Santa Clara University

Prior Work Experience

William Blair

Salesforce

Sue Gurgone

Staff Accountant

(312) 876-7260

Education

B.S., John Carroll University

M.S., Northwestern University

Prior Work Experience

Snap36, LLC

Material Sciences Corporation

Arthur Andersen

Syntronic Instruments

Kraft Foods

FMC Corporation

KPMG

Our Culture

Invest Wisely Make Few Mistakes Continuously Improve Enjoy What You Do

When you partner with us, you quickly realize that we don’t operate like other private equity firms. We believe it starts with our values and how we demonstrate those values every day.

Our Values

Honesty & Integrity

Strategic Approach

Collaboration

Open Communication

Accountability

Work/Life Balance

Executive Advisors

We have spent our careers cultivating relationships with an extensive network of executives and seasoned industry experts.

These visionary leaders have direct experience building businesses, many of them entrepreneurs and business owners themselves. Our Executive Advisor Network includes c-suite executives and board directors from over 20 different industries.

Our network is engaged throughout our investment process. Early on, our advisors offer insights on investment opportunities, make introductions to relevant industry sources and assist in evaluating due diligence findings. Post-investment, we use our Executive Advisors as members of a company’s board of directors and as mentors to our management teams.

Become A Shorehill Executive Advisor

We view our Executive Advisors not as day-to-day operators, but as a source of strategic guidance and trusted counsel to our management teams to improve the execution of strategic initiatives.

If you are interested in becoming an Executive Advisor, please reach out to a member of our team.