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October 14, 2025

Shorehill Capital Welcomes Tom Kinzer as a Principal on the Investment Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – OCTOBER 14, 2025

 

We are pleased to announce that Tom Kinzer joined Shorehill Capital (“Shorehill”) as a Principal in early October. As a member of our Investment Team, Tom will be responsible for evaluation, execution, and management of control equity investments made by Shorehill in lower middle market industrial companies.

 

Tom joins Shorehill after six years with Maranon Capital (now known as Eldridge, LLC), where he was a Senior Director, sourcing and executing investments across the capital structure, with an emphasis on industrial companies. Prior to Maranon, Tom worked in M&A as an investment banking Analyst and Associate at Livingstone Partners. He began his career at Regions Bank. Tom earned a degree in Economics and Entrepreneurship from Wake Forest University, and he lives in Lake Forest with his wife and daughter.

 

“Shorehill is excited to have Tom join the team,” said Dave Hawkins, Managing Partner at Shorehill. “We have collaborated with Tom for a number of years as a lending partner at Shorehill portfolio companies Power Grid Components and Triad Technologies, and we are eager to have him join the Shorehill team. We expect Tom to play a critical role in Shorehill’s future success.”

 

Tom can be contacted at (312) 876-9306 and tkinzer@shorehillcapital.com.

 

About Shorehill Capital LLC

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 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.

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