Biography

As a Director of Mason Wells Buyout Funds, Mr. Shanahan is primarily responsible for supporting the funds’ investment activities. In this capacity, Mr. Shanahan is responsible for developing new sector playbooks, cultivating business owner and referral source relationships, initiating and executing new investment opportunities, and working with management teams to develop and execute value creation strategies.

Mr. Shanahan has over 10 years of mergers & acquisitions and private equity experience. Before joining Mason Wells in 2018, Mr. Shanahan worked as an Investment Banking Associate in Robert W. Baird’s Industrial Group, where he focused on middle-market M&A advisory engagements.

Mr. Shanahan received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with Distinction in Finance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Mr. Shanahan is a member of the Board of Directors of Onyx Brands and Structural Concepts Corporation.

Active Board Memberships

Consumer Packaged Goods
Onyx Brands
Bentonville, AR
Current
Onyx Brands is a designer, marketer, and manufacturer of branded health & beauty and personal care products serving the retail and e-commerce channels.
Mason Wells Buyout Fund V
Engineered Products and Services
Structural Concepts Corporation
Muskegon, MI
Current
Structural Concepts is a designer and manufacturer of temperature-controlled food and beverage display cases for foodservice establishments and supermarkets with a focus on perishables and prepared food. Structural Concepts is passionate about innovative designs that help customers present food and beverages in a format to promote health and wellness and grab ’n’ go offerings. Structural Concepts applies its deep engineering capabilities to research and develop refrigerated merchandising solutions that work better, last longer, save energy, and minimize operating costs.
Mason Wells Buyout Fund IV