About
Sam Halls is a Partner on Shamrock Capital's Clover Fund, which he joined in 2016. He previously was an associate at Silver Lake Sumeru, focusing on software investing, and worked as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley covering media, consumer, and retail clients. He holds a degree from Duke University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Invests in
Media & EntertainmentSaaS
Experience
- Shamrock CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — present
- Shamrock CapitalPrincipal2021 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- Shamrock CapitalVice President2017 — 2021
- Shamrock CapitalSenior Associate2016 — 2017Los Angeles
- Legendary EntertainmentCorporate Strategy MBA Intern2015Burbank, CA
- Silver LakePrivate Equity Associate2012 — 2014Menlo Park, CA
- Morgan StanleyInvestment Banking Analyst2010 — 2012Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Duke University Endowment Management (DUMAC)Public Investing Intern2009Durham North Carolina
- BRAC BangladeshIntern2008Dhaka, Bangladesh
Education
- Duke UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Economics
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Skills & more
Private EquityInvestmentsInvestment BankingValuationFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceLBOCapital MarketsVenture CapitalDue DiligenceHedge FundsEquities
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Mergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentEmerging MarketsFixed IncomeBloombergFrom Sam's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Ad Results MediaCardsHQGate 52 (FKA SaveLive)MutinyNeocolReligion of SportsScreenvision Media
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Shamrock Capital
Aaron Wizenfeld
Partner at Shamrock Capital
Andrew Howard
Co-President & Partner at Shamrock Capital
Andrew Landenberger
Operating Partner at Shamrock Capital
Ari Adler
Principal, Clover Fund at Shamrock Capital
Ashley Chiu
Vice President, Value Creation Team at Shamrock Capital
Blair Brenton
Principal at Shamrock Capital
Brian Barnum
Operating Advisor at Shamrock Capital
Brian Graziano
Vice President at Shamrock Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sam Halls work?
- Sam Halls is Partner, Clover Fund at Shamrock Capital.
- What does Sam Halls invest in?
- Sam Halls invests in Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
Same school
Also attended Duke University499
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Shared employers
Also worked at Shamrock Capital31
Stephen RoyerChairman & Partner at Shamrock CapitalMichael LaSalleCo-President & Partner at Shamrock CapitalAndrew HowardCo-President & Partner at Shamrock CapitalPatrick RussoPartner, Executive Committee at Shamrock CapitalLaura HeldPartner, Executive Committee at Shamrock CapitalJason SklarPartner, Executive Committee at Shamrock Capital
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Also worked at Legendary Entertainment4
Also worked at Silver Lake40
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesNicole HausmanInvestor at CapitalGJeffInvestment Partner at AME Cloud VenturesWretchInvestment Partner at AME Cloud Ventures
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Also worked at Morgan Stanley979
Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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