Ed Irwin

Bio

Ed Irwin, a founding partner of Shore Points Capital, brings more than 16 years of private equity and merchant banking experience to the firm. From 1996 to 2006, at BNP Paribas, Ed originated and executed equity investments in a variety of sectors, including software, electronics, telecommunications, aerospace, power equipment, restaurants and supply chain management. Before helping form the Private Capital Group at BNP Paribas, Ed was a team leader and senior deal originator with the BNP Paribas Merchant Banking Group, making senior and subordinated loans to, and equity investments in, leveraged middle-market companies. Before joining BNP Paribas, Ed worked for 12 years at Chase Manhattan Corporation, most recently as a Principal and founding member of Chase Capital, Chase's original private equity investing group (a predecessor to JP Morgan Partners). In addition to his experience at Chase Capital, Ed worked in Chase's Merchant Banking Group, the Recovery and Restructuring Group and Operations Management. On behalf of Shore Points Capital or BNP Paribas, he served or serves as a board member or board observer of Loftware Inc.; ARGI; SirsiDynix; TSD Rental; Breckwell; Turner Brothers; Global Power Equipment; OK International and Racal Electronics. Ed received a B.A. degree from Harvard College and an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.