College Hill Capital Partners is a private equity firm that offers business owners a source of liquidity and resources for growth.
With our investment experience, management expertise, and strategic relationships, College Hill Capital Partners has the tools to help middle market owners and managers create and preserve value through market cycles.
Mission and Core Principles
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PATIENT, FLEXIBLE EQUITY CAPITAL AND BUSINESS SUPPORT TO FOUNDER OWNED AND FAMILY-OWNED MIDDLE MARKET COMPANIES THAT ENABLE THEIR OWNERS TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT VALUE FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR STAKEHOLDERS, AND OUR INVESTORS.
The Pursuit of our mission is guided by our core principles
Partnership
We align with our portfolio companies to drive operating performance and financial results.
Creativity
We develop solutions to fit the distinct needs and objectives of our partners.
Patience
We focus on long-term value creation versus short-term gain.
Persistence
We sustain the effort required to fulfill the objectives of our partners and investors.
Discipline
We consistently adhere to our principles and strategy, particularly when events outside our control present challenges.
Industry Focus
CHCP targets middle market companies with proven track records of profitability and growth.
Our industry focus:
Containers and Packaging
Specialty Chemicals and Materials
Distribution and Logistics
Industrial Services
Food and Beverage
Investment Approach
CHCP brings the domain expertise and tools to help companies create long-term value *
Business Development
Operational Excellence
Mergers & Acquisitions
Debt & Equity Financing
Management Succesion
Corporate Governance
* Overall leadership experience and capabilities through activities undertaken by CHCP founder.
Lorn C. Davis, CFA
Managing Partner
With nearly thirty years of experience as an investor and partner to middle market companies, Lorn has sourced, evaluated, structured, negotiated, and managed over $2 billion of investments that supported buyouts, growth initiatives, debt refinancings, and recapitalizations across many industries and through several industry cycles. Lorn has served as a member of the board of directors of several middle market companies, working with owners and managers to develop strategic plans, hire senior executives, devise margin improvement initiatives, arrange debt financings, execute acquisitions and divestitures, and manage company sale processes.
Prior to founding College Hill Capital Partners, Lorn served as Managing Director at Hancock Capital Management and John Hancock Life Insurance Company, where he spent 18 years principally focused on evaluating, negotiating and managing mezzanine and private equity investments. Before John Hancock, Lorn was a Vice President for Research at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. Lorn also spent nearly seven years in commercial banking.
Lorn received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross, and he graduated with distinction from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University with a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Economics. Lorn is a CFA charterholder.
Lorn serves as Chairman of the Board of College Circle Creamery Holdings, LLC. He is an Independent Trustee of Nationwide Mutual Funds and he serves as Chair of the Board, Pine Street Inn. Lorn is a member of the Board of Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross.
Lorn and his wife have two daughters, aged 25 and 20, and reside in Dedham, MA. He enjoys golfing, cooking, running, and watching his daughters compete on the basketball court.
