High-Conviction Growth Investments

Liam Hurley’s investment strategy is built around one principle: back elite teams before the crowd arrives. With two decades of entrepreneurial experience and a deep understanding of operational pressure, Liam doesn’t chase trends — he finds underappreciated quality, gets in early, and adds value where it matters.

Founder & Principal

Liam Hurley

Established

2022

Status

Selective, High-Upside Strategic Investments

Ownership

Privately held

Location

South Kensington, London, SW7

Strategic Focus

Targeting exceptional, founder-led businesses with clear breakout potential — often at or just before key moments of institutional scale.

These are not passive plays. Hurley invests only in sectors he understands or in management he believes in. He looks for companies with strong fundamentals, defensible market positions, and real momentum behind the scenes — typically around the pre-IPO or pre-acceleration phase. Every deal is hands-on, high-conviction, and personally backed.

Case Study: Solstad Maritime Holdings AS

In 2024, Liam Hurley took a significant minority stake in Solstad Maritime Holdings AS, a demerged pure-play shipping operator spun out of Solstad Offshore. The company held a 32-vessel fleet — one of the largest and most capable in the global offshore energy space — but was operating beneath the radar during a strategic realignment.

Investement Year

2024 (Position identified in 2023, built in 2024)

Sector

Offshore Vessel Operations / Energy

Ticker

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Liam recognised a rare alignment:

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Elite maritime leadership
A leaner, stronger balance sheet
Consistent profitability and fleet utilisation
An underpriced asset base poised for revaluation

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By backing the company pre-listing — before most investors were even aware of the separation — Hurley entered at a moment of maximum asymmetry. In May 2025, Solstad Maritime IPO’d on the Oslo Børs with a valuation exceeding NOK 10.5 billion, following a direct listing structure that validated its standalone performance.

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This is the hallmark of Hurley’s investment style:

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Early access
Sharp underwriting
Long-term belief in the team and structure

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Solstad represents one of several private, founder-aligned investments currently in the Hurley Partners portfolio — all carefully chosen for their potential to deliver significant value over time.