Troutman Pepper advised Southfield Capital, a premier lower middle market private equity firm, and its portfolio company Security Services Holdings LLC (Protos Security), a tech-enabled vendor managed security services provider in North America, in the acquisition of Summit Off Duty Services, an off-duty police officer security provider. Read a company press release about the investment.

Headquartered in Irving, TX, Summit Off Duty Services manages onsite security for clients nationwide, providing security and law enforcement industry expertise through a vast nationwide network of police officers. Summit Off Duty Services’ suite of services and features provides access to more than 60,000 police officers, representing more than 1,400 law enforcement agencies. The acquisition of Summit Off Duty Services represents Protos’ tenth acquisition since partnering with Southfield.

Southfield Capital is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, lower middle market companies in the outsourced business services sector. The firm targets companies with $4 – 15 million in EBITDA and partners with management to scale the business through a combination of organic and acquisition growth strategies.

The Troutman Pepper team advising Southfield Capital and Protos Security included Nick Stawasz, Matt Greenberg, Taylor Bartholomew, William Mayo, Mike Swallow, and Joseph Cataldo.