FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – OCTOBER 28, 2025

Shorehill Capital LLC (“Shorehill”) is very pleased to announce our seventh consecutive inclusion in Inc. magazine’s list of top Founder-Friendly Investors. This recognition celebrates private equity firms that consistently support founder-led businesses. Shorehill is especially honored to be the only firm in Chicago to have earned a place on the list every year since its inception.

Winning an award once is a milestone but earning it seven times is a testament to enduring excellence — much like John Wooden’s seven consecutive NCAA championships at UCLA. It reflects a consistent effort to pursue equity value creation while upholding high standards and remaining trusted partners over the long term.  For Shorehill, this recognition underscores our ongoing commitment to building lasting partnerships, supporting management teams in their vision, and creating enduring value across our investments.

“This award reflects the deep relationships we’ve built with founders and the trust they place in our team,” said Dave Hawkins, Managing Partner at Shorehill Capital. “We take pride in being a strategic partner who listens, collaborates, and helps founders turn ambition into achievement.”

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 helping to create superior companies. Shorehill is focused on making control equity investments from its committed $260 million fund 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 more than 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.

¹ Shorehill 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 2025, Shorehill paid Inc. Media $2,590 for its application and $2,495 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.