Shorehill Capital LLC

Shorehill Capital is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on North American lower middle-market industrial companies. The firm makes control equity investments in engineered industrial products, industrial services, and value-added distribution, partnering with management teams to support long-term value creation. Its investment approach centers on differentiated business models where Shorehill’s experience, resources, and structured process can positively affect performance.

Shorehill considers platform companies with enterprise values of $20 million to $150 million, while add-on acquisitions may be of any size and can be located globally. Its stated priorities include capital preservation, diversity of risk, and building strong partnerships through hard work, honesty, and collaboration. The firm emphasizes working shoulder-to-shoulder with management and describes people as its most important investment.

Shorehill reports more than three decades of experience, over $1 billion invested, and more than 100 transactions. Its portfolio includes Belt Power, Functional Devices, and Power Grid Components. The firm presents itself as founder-friendly and offers prospective partners information about its investment criteria, portfolio, team, and case studies.