Sam Loughlin Bio

Sam is a founding partner of the firm and the Chief Executive Officer of Paceline Equity Partners. He serves as a member of the Investment Committee. Immediately prior to forming Paceline, Sam worked for Lone Star Funds, a Dallas-based private equity firm, from January 2012 until July 2017. From January 2014 to April 2017, Sam served as President of the Americas Region. In this capacity, he was responsible for origination and investment oversight for North American Investments. During this period the Lone Star Funds deployed approximately $10 billion of equity capital across approximately 60 portfolio investments in North America. Sam has also held numerous directorships including serving as Chairman of Foundation Building Materials Inc. (NYSE: FBM), Chairman of Forterra, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRTA), Chairman of Continental Building Products, Inc. (NYSE: CBPX), and Chairman of Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DFRG). Sam currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Foundation and the Baylor University Regent Selection Task Force. Sam earned a J.D. with honors from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Baylor University.