Neptune Beach, Florida – March 18, 2025 – Shoreline Equity Partners (“Shoreline”), a purpose-driven lower middle market private equity firm based in Neptune Beach, Florida, is pleased to announce the promotions of Taylor Wood to Principal, Andy Bedenk to Principal, and Dylan Somohano to Senior Associate. Shoreline also announces the expansion of its investment team with the hiring of Nash Griffin as Associate.

Mike Hand, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, said, “We have been very fortunate to recruit exceptional individuals to the Shoreline team and it’s been wonderful to see each grow within the firm.  Each of these professionals is incredibly deserving of their promotion. They have each made meaningful contributions to Shoreline to date and I look forward to seeing them continue to elevate within our firm.”

Taylor Wood was promoted from Vice President to Principal and is responsible for evaluating and executing investment transactions as well as managing portfolio companies. Prior to Shoreline, Taylor worked at Silver Oak Services Partners, Trinity Hunt Partners, and Deutsche Bank. Taylor holds a B.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Andy Bedenk was promoted to Principal of Portfolio Operations.  In this role, he leads the Portfolio Support Group which provides portfolio companies with hands-on advisory support for value creation initiatives across M&A integration, human capital, financial operations, and technology for Shoreline portfolio companies.  Prior to Shoreline, Andy worked at Dorilton Capital and Deloitte. Andy holds a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at The University of Virginia.

Dylan Somohano was promoted from Associate to Senior Associate.  He is a key deal team member for Engelman’s Bakery, Pave America, and C&S Chemicals.  Prior to joining Shoreline as an Associate in 2022, he worked at Piper Sandler in their Diversified Industrials & Business Services Group. Dylan graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Sonoma State University.

In addition to the promotions, Shoreline has further expanded its investment team with the hiring of its newest Associate, Nash Griffin.  Prior to Shoreline, Nash was an investment banking Associate at Wells Fargo in the Technology Group, executing on M&A and capital raises. Nash graduated with a B.S. in Commerce from The University of Virginia.

About Shoreline Equity Partners 

Shoreline is a lower middle market private equity firm focused on actively partnering with leading management teams. Shoreline follows a total stakeholder model, meaning success should be a “win-win” proposition for shareholders, employees, customers, vendors, and the communities within which the firm’s companies operate. Shoreline professionals believe in honesty, incentive alignment, and creating bigger, better businesses without relying on financial engineering or cost cutting to generate returns. With over $750 million of committed capital under management, Shoreline seeks to lead equity investments of up to $150 million per transaction in support of buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Targeted businesses have enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $350 million and EBITDA of $5 million to $25 million. The firm strives to partner with management teams of businesses primarily within the specialized manufacturing, value-added distribution, and business and facility services sectors, among others. For more information, please visit www.shorelineequitypartners.com.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​