BOSTON – Troutman Pepper Locke advised Franchise FastLane (Fastlane), a portfolio company of private equity firm Southfield Capital, in the strategic acquisition of Franchise Creator, a premier firm specializing in identifying and guiding early-stage franchisors through concept validation, franchise readiness, and foundational growth planning. For more information, see the full press release.
With Franchise Creator, FastLane will establish an integrated growth platform that supports franchisors from concept through scale, leveraging Franchise Creator’s strong reputation working with emerging brands at the earliest stages of their franchising journey and helping founders validate their models, prepare for franchising, and establish strong foundations for growth.
The Troutman Pepper Locke team that advised FastLane was led by Taylor Bartholomew and Nick Stawasz, with support from Nick Fore, Jenny Ji, and Howard Goldberg.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier practice, Troutman Pepper Locke’s Private Equity and Investment Funds Practice regularly handles 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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