Pinewell Capital

About The Fund

Pinewell Capital, doing business as ShoreVest Capital, is a private equity firm located at 177 Sound Beach Ave, Old Greenwich, Connecticut, 06870, United States. They are operationally focused investors specializing in lower middle market companies. They provide more than just capital by actively partnering with management teams to build and grow businesses, especially those without institutional shareholders. Their investment approach is hands-on, seeking to unlock a company's underlying value through operational improvements and help them succeed in their respective industries. ShoreVest is known for its active operational focus, which makes them ideal partners to engineer a reorganization, facilitate an ownership transition, or support continued growth through operational scale and professionalization. ShoreVest's founders have executed over 50 platform and add-on investments and bring extensive investing and operating experience to the table. They work closely with management to identify opportunities for internal expansion, strategic acquisitions, and operational efficiencies. Their flexible capital strives to meet the specific needs of business owners, creating tailored solutions to match both financial and non-financial goals. Looking beyond the balance sheet, they see potential in fundamentally sound businesses, even in challenging circumstances, and pursue value creation through performance improvements. ShoreVest's investment criteria target U.S.-based companies with revenues between $10MM and $100MM, particularly in situations like ownership or management transitions, financial or operational challenges, and companies requiring capital for strategic initiatives. They conduct various transaction types, including growth investments, recapitalizations, carve-outs, buyouts, and restructurings. Their industry span includes consumer products, manufacturing, industrial services, distribution, building products, metals, packaging, software, business solutions, hardware, energy, health tech, logistics, and many others.