Partnering with exceptional companies delivering products and services that people love and trust

Our Approach

Partnership Approach

Partner with founders and owner operators seeking to realize the full potential of the businesses they have created.

Loyalty & Leadership

Cultivate businesses with fiercely loyal customers that have the potential for category leadership in sectors where Seawall has domain expertise.

Catalyst Moments

Focus on businesses that would benefit from enhanced customer insights, operational attention and strategic investment to extend into new categories, sectors, or geographies, either organically or via M&A.

Flexible Structuring

Maintain a conservative investment approach and limited use of leverage to maintain flexibility for growing operating companies.

Peer Network

Facilitate best practice sharing across the portfolio of investments to foster a community of operators who learn from one another’s experience.

Team Building

Partner with world-class leadership teams to build fundamentally strong businesses with clear and achievable future growth prospects.

Team

Featured

Matt Eby

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Founded Seawall Capital in 2020. Co-founder and Managing Partner of Tengram Capital Partners since 2010. 23 years of investment experience. Founding member and CIO of JAWS Estates Capital, Barry Sternlicht’s family office. Investment banking at Morgan Stanley. US Naval Officer. Naval Academy (BS), Harvard (MBA)

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Kris Parks

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Joined Seawall in 2020. Joined Matt at Tengram in 2011. 17 years of investment experience. KarpReilly (consumer, retail, and restaurants). Citigroup (consumer investment banking). Education: Boston College (BS)

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Robin Lamb

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Joined Seawall in 2020. Joined Matt at Tengram in 2015. 17 years of investment and advisory experience. Bain & Co (PE group: consumer, retail, media, healthcare, and business services). Education: Stanford (BA), MIT Sloan (MBA)

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Rebecca Gilbert

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Joined Seawall in 2023 as Senior Associate. Prior experience at VMG Partners in San Francisco and Roark Capital Group in Atlanta. Education: Vanderbilt University (BA)

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Brenda De Luca

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Joined Seawall in 2020 as Director of Operations. Supporting Matt Eby since 2006 at JAWS, Tengram, and now Seawall. Prior positions at RBS, Warburg Pincus, Andor Capital, and Morgan Stanley. Iona University (BBA)

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Jordan Chernes

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Joined Seawall in 2022 as Controller. Jordan has worked with the Seawall team since 2012 at Tengram Capital. Expertise in PE transactions, finance, tax and accounting. University of Connecticut (BA)

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Current Investments

Founded in 1984 by brothers Mike and Brendan Moylan, who continue to run the company today
Sports Endeavors is the team behind Soccer.com and WorldSoccerShop.com, the leading sources for soccer player and fan gear in the U.S., and the leading producer of customized uniforms for youth soccer clubs and teams nationally
Sports Endeavors is poised to capitalize on rising youth soccer participation and soccer fandom in the U.S. leading up to the North American World Cup in 2026

Founded in 1999 by Saverio Michielli, who still leads the company in partnership with Emily Montgomery, INARIA is Canada’s leading soccer brand specializing in fully customized kits.
INARIA’s in-house design studio in Toronto, Canada and unique global supply chain enables the brand to develop customized uniforms for youth clubs and rec teams that reflect each club’s unique style and identity.
INARIA will enter the US market through a partnership with Sports Endeavors, offering youth soccer, volleyball, baseball, and softball clubs high quality, fully customized, sublimated uniforms.

Movement Climbing Yoga + Fitness is the largest indoor climbing gym network in the country.
Movement operates over 30 gyms across 9 of the largest US markets. Its gyms feature over 900,000 square feet for top rope climbing, bouldering, fitness studios and cardio and strength training equipment.
Movement’s nationwide community of over 90,000 members are active and engaged climbers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Prior Investments

DevaCurl, founded by two stylists to address the needs of curly hair clients, is a high-growth, prestige curly haircare brand known for its innovative, curl-specific haircare products and salon expertise.
Multi-channel, profitable business targeting both the consumer and professional customers.
During our ownership sales and profitability both doubled.

Founded in 2008, NEST Fragrances creates captivating and consistently high-quality fragrances at a welcoming price point that enable consumers to elevate and transform any mood, space, or occasion.
NEST is sold in all top luxury department stores and specialty beauty retailers in North America.
During our ownership period, NEST brand sales grew over 5x.

The ‘original outfitter’ for the authentic outdoor experience; Field & Stream owned 115 U.S. and international trademarks covering 600 products in 43 countries including China, Japan and the EU.
Developed 11 new partnerships across multiple product categories; Signed “direct-to-retail” agreement with Dick’s Sporting Goods as well as 7 new licensing deals in 2011 alone, setting the stage for an exit the following year.