Justin Ishbia
About Justin Ishbia
Justin Ishbia is the founder and managing partner of Shore Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $7 billion in assets under management.
The healthcare-focused, microcap investment firm closed over 700 control deals from 2020 to 2023, making it one of the world's most active buyout shops.
Ishbia owns a 22% stake in United Wholesale Mortgage, founded by his father in 1986 and run by his billionaire brother Mat.
Launched as a side gig while his father Jeff worked as an attorney, Michigan-based UWM became America's largest wholesale lender in 2015. It went public via SPAC in 2021.
In 2023, the Ishbia brothers bought a majority stake in the NBA's Phoenix Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury in a deal that valued the teams at a record $4 billion.
Justin serves as alternate governor of the Suns, Mercury and Major League Soccer's Nashville SC, in which he owns a minority stake.
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09/18/77 (age 47)Number of children
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Bachelor of Arts/Science, Michigan State University; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Vanderbilt UniversitySelf-made
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Isbhia donated $10 million to Vanderbilt Law in 2021. An alum, he currently serves on the school's board of trust.
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