Private Equity Firm Industrial Services

Shorehill Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Shorehill Capital LLC is a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on making control equity investments in North American engineered industrial products, industrial services, and value-added distribution companies.

Focus Areas
Engineered industrial products, Industrial services, Value-added distribution

Tracked deals

20

20 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

16 addon · 3 recapitalization · 1 buyout

Shorehill Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Shorehill Capital. 3 2019 2 2020 2 2021 3 2022 6 2023 1 2024 3 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 20 tracked deals for Shorehill Capital.

  • Buyer
    Ascent Lifting, Inc., Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Brevard Rigging Supply LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Ascent Lifting, a Shorehill Capital portfolio company, acquired Cocoa, Florida-based Brevard Rigging Supply LLC on October 6, 2025. The add-on expands Ascent Lifting's presence in Florida and enhances its capabilities in lifting and rigging distribution and fabrication, with Brevard serving end markets including space exploration; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Estex Manufacturing Company Incorporated
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Shorehill Capital acquired Estex Manufacturing Company Incorporated (Estex), a Fairburn, Georgia–based maker of industrial sewn products, in late 2024. Shorehill said the partnership will support enhancements to manufacturing capacity, efficiency improvements and accelerated growth; financing was provided by Fidus Investment Corporation and legal counsel to Shorehill was Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

  • Buyer
    Ascent Lifting, Inc., Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Charleston's Rigging & Marine Hardware (CRMH)
    Seller
    Skip Sawin, Jessica Sage
    Type
    Addon

    Ascent Lifting, a portfolio company of Shorehill Capital, completed the acquisition of Charleston's Rigging & Marine Hardware (CRMH) on February 3, 2025. The add-on expands Ascent's footprint into South Carolina with two full-service branches (North Charleston and Columbia) and adds fabrication, load-testing and crane-service capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Ascent Lifting, Inc., Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    CERTEX USA, Inc.
    Type
    Addon

    Ascent Lifting, a Shorehill Capital portfolio company, completed the acquisition of CERTEX USA, a Phoenix-based distributor and fabricator of lifting and rigging products. The deal — financed by Twin Brook Capital Partners and GMB Capital Partners — expands Ascent's geographic footprint and service capabilities across the U.S.; CERTEX CEO Dee Schweigert becomes CEO of Ascent.

  • Buyer
    Triad Technologies, LLC, Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Tech-Syn Corporation
    Seller
    Gary Manning (former President and owner of Tech-Syn)
    Type
    Addon

    Triad Technologies, LLC completed the acquisition of Tech-Syn Corporation (effective March 31, 2023), expanding Triad's product offering and Midwest footprint. The transaction, executed by Vandalia, Ohio-based Triad (which is PE-backed by Shorehill Capital LLC), adds Tech-Syn's value-added sealing, O-ring and hose capabilities across locations in Bloomingdale and Rockford, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

  • Buyer
    Flexpak, LLC, Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Katzke Packaging Co. & Packaging Converting
    Industry
    Packaging
    Type
    Addon

    Flexpak, a Shorehill Capital-backed packaging distributor, acquired Katzke Packaging Co. and Packaging Converting in Aurora, Colorado, effective September 1, 2023. The add-on expands Flexpak's Colorado footprint and combines Katzke with Flexpak's prior Preferred Packaging acquisition to create a stronger regional packaging platform.

  • Buyer
    Flexpak, LLC, Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Select assets in St. George, Utah
    Industry
    Packaging
    Type
    Addon

    Flexpak, LLC (a Shorehill Capital portfolio company) completed the acquisition of select assets in St. George, Utah on April 14, 2023 to establish a new branch distributing packaging supplies. The move expands Flexpak's Mountain West footprint to better serve Southern Utah and the Las Vegas market and strengthens its local sales presence with the addition of branch lead Doug Bardsley.

  • Buyer
    Ascent Lifting, Inc., Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Cargo Control USA
    Type
    Addon

    Ascent Lifting, a Shorehill Capital-backed distributor and fabricator of lifting and rigging products, completed the acquisition of Cargo Control USA on March 1, 2023. The add-on deal expands Ascent Lifting's product offering, production and warehouse capacity and extends its geographic reach into Sanford, North Carolina.

  • Buyer
    Flexpak, LLC, Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Preferred Packaging Products, Inc.
    Industry
    Packaging
    Type
    Addon

    Flexpak, LLC, a Shorehill Capital-backed value-added packaging distributor based in Woods Cross, Utah, completed the acquisition of Thornton, Colorado-based Preferred Packaging Products, Inc. on February 1, 2023. The add-on expands Flexpak's geographic footprint into Colorado and adds specialized packaging capabilities serving end markets including electronics, instrumentation, consumer products and healthcare.

  • Buyer
    Triad Technologies, LLC, Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Industrial Service Products, LLC
    Type
    Addon

    Triad Technologies, LLC completed the acquisition of Industrial Service Products, LLC (ISP) on December 30, 2022. The deal adds ISP’s custom fabricated hose, valves, fittings and related fluid-conveyance capabilities and strengthens Triad’s footprint in Illinois and Indiana; Triad is partnered with Shorehill Capital, the private equity sponsor.

  • Buyer
    Power Grid Components, Inc., Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Meister International
    Type
    Addon

    Power Grid Components, Inc., a Shorehill Capital portfolio company, completed the acquisition of Meister International in November 2022. The add-on transaction expands Power Grid’s distribution of high- and medium-voltage insulators, bushings and related utility hardware and broadens its national product and customer reach; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Belt Power LLC, Shorehill Capital LLC
    Target
    Accurate Industrial Products, LLC
    Seller
    Glenn Siemer, John Hipp
    Type
    Addon

    Belt Power LLC, a Shorehill Capital-backed distributor and fabricator of conveyor system components, completed the acquisition of Accurate Industrial Products, LLC on December 30, 2021. The transaction adds Accurate’s fabrication and distribution capabilities in the St. Louis and Columbus markets to Belt Power’s national footprint to support accelerated organic and acquisition-driven growth.

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