Keystone Access Partners (“Keystone”) today announced the launch of its platform brand, establishing a distinct identity for the management and growth organization behind an established network of door and access solutions businesses. Keystone is a Chicago-based management platform that acquires and supports commercial and residential door dealers, overhead and garage door installers, dock and loading equipment providers, and access control and security integrators. Keystone supports its partners with capital, shared expertise, systems and infrastructure for long-term growth, while each local business continues operating under its own brand and management.
Inspired by the central stone that holds an arch in place and gives its individual components stability, the Keystone name represents the platform’s role as the unifying resource bringing its operating companies together, while preserving the local strengths that set each business apart.
Initially formed through its partnership with Dillard Companies, Keystone Access Partners has since grown into a multi-company platform as additional businesses have joined the organization. With an operating footprint and workforce that continues to expand, Keystone has put in place a dedicated leadership team and infrastructure to support a broader, more coordinated family of brands. Each operating company will continue under its existing brand and local leadership, maintaining the relationships and expertise that their customers already know and trust, while Keystone provides the resources, systems, and people needed to operate more effectively, grow with greater confidence, and create additional opportunities for employees.
“Great businesses are built by people who know their customers, communities, employees, and markets exceptionally well,” said Jamie Cusack, CEO of Keystone Access Partners. “As our family of brands has grown, it became important to give the organization supporting these businesses an identity of its own. Keystone Access Partners allows us to invest in shared capabilities and support continued growth at companies without changing what makes them successful and unique.”
Keystone is designed to complement the capabilities of each company, while creating additional opportunities to share resources, experience, and expertise across the organization. The name Keystone Access Partners reflects this role whereby it does not replace the individual pieces but makes the entire structure stronger.
“Our vision is to build a leading platform for the door and access solutions industry,” said Cusack. “We want to be the partner business owners trust with what they’ve worked so hard to build, while providing the resources and support to make their next chapter bigger and better.”
Keystone is actively seeking new partnerships with growth-oriented owners who have an exceptional reputation in the Midwest, South, or Southeast. As Keystone continues growing, its mission will remain focused on supporting existing businesses in the platform, partnering with additional door and access solutions companies, and recruiting talented individuals who contribute to the organization’s success. Keystone seeks to work with companies that share its commitment to integrity, responsive service, technical expertise, strong local relationships, and long-term employee development.
Keystone Access Partners is backed by Shore Capital Partners, a sector-focused, lower-middle market investment firm with over $17 billion in assets under management and a proven founder-first playbook for helping businesses scale.
About Keystone Access Partners
Keystone Access Partners is a management and growth platform for door and access solutions businesses. Keystone partners with companies and their owners to provide capital, shared expertise, infrastructure, and support for long-term growth, while preserving the local brands, customer relationships, and operating strengths that distinguish them. For more information, visit https://keystoneaccesspartners.com/.
About Shore Capital Partners
Shore Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm with an office in Nashville, is an investor in lower-middle market companies in the Healthcare, Food and Beverage, Business Services, Industrial, and Real Estate industries. Shore’s strategy is to support management partners to grow faster with less risk through access to capital, world-class board and operational resources, and unmatched networking, development, and shared learnings across the portfolio. From 2020-2025, Shore received recognition from Inc. Magazine as a 6x Top Founder Friendly Investor and by Pitchbook Research for leading U.S. Private Equity deal volume for the past 10 years, from 2015-2024. Shore targets investments in proven, successful private companies with superior management teams, stable cash flow, and significant potential to grow through industry consolidation and organic growth to generate value for shareholders. Shore has approximately $17 billion of assets under management and in additional investment platforms to which it provides business and operational consulting services. To learn more about Shore Capital Partners, and for more information on these awards and investment platforms, please visit www.shorecp.com.
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