Shore Capital Partners
The most prolific microcap investor in the country, with ~$17B AUM and dedicated healthcare, food and beverage, business services, and industrial funds. Shore buys companies with $1M to $10M of EBITDA and has turned tiny-company consolidation into an industrial process. It appeared in three of this directory's five sector sweeps.
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Fund size / AUM | Food & Beverage Fund III: over $450M (2024); firm AUM ~$17B |
| Check size / target EBITDA | Platform investments $5M-$100M revenue, $1M-$10M EBITDA; add-ons no minimum EBITDA |
| Target company size | $40M+ EBITDA |
| Sector focus | Business services, industrials, healthcare, food & beverage; Healthcare lower-middle-market/microcap (provider, payor, patient ecosystem); Food & beverage (ingredients, specialty food distribution, condiments, outsourced services); also healthcare, business services |
| Strategy | Buyout and growth |
| Add-on acquisitions | Active add-on acquirer |
| Website | shorecp.com |
Compiled from Shore Capital Partners's website and public announcements. Numbers change as new funds close; treat this as a starting point, not a term sheet. Report a correction.
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