ORANGE COUNTY – Troutman Pepper Locke advised Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), an entrepreneur-centric growth equity firm, in its strategic investment in Tint World Automotive Styling Centers (Tint World), a leading automotive styling and window tinting franchise. For more information, see the press release.
SGE is exclusively focused on growth-stage software, services, internet, and information services companies. It has invested more than $5 billion in over 100 market-leading technology and services companies over the last 18 years and has portfolio companies across the U.S. , Canada, Europe, and Israel. SGE is backed by a unique and patient source of capital, enabling the firm to give entrepreneurs and management teams the freedom and flexibility to maximize growth. The investment marks Tint World’s first institutional capital, which will be used to accelerate franchise development, enhance operational support, and further solidify the brand’s leading position in the automotive aftermarket industry.
The Troutman Pepper Locke team that advised SGE was led by Todd Boylan and Taylor Bartholomew, and included Amy Gilbert, Jenny Ji, Justin Stalberg, Steven Soffer, Jared Burns, Howard Goldberg, Stefanie Brennan, Kristalyn Lee, Brad Boericke, Brent Hoard, and Mike Crumbock.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier practice, Troutman Pepper Locke’s corporate attorneys regularly handle middle market transactions for private equity clients alongside strategic deals for Fortune 100 corporations. Core areas of service include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, securities laws compliance, capital markets transactions, and other significant domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as general corporate counseling. The firm has a strong focus in the private equity and private fund services space, advising clients on matters including fund formation, growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and exit transactions.
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