Firm News March 31, 2025
Troutman Pepper Locke Represents HALO Dream in Acquisition of Baby Merlin
SAN FRANCISCO – Troutman Pepper Locke advised HALO Dream, Inc. (HALO), a portfolio company of Transom Capital Group, in its credit facility financing for the acquisition of Baby Merlin, an iconic designer and manufacturer of baby sleepwear products known for its patented Magic Sleepsuit, a category-leading swaddle product used for sleep transitioning that is both trusted by parents and beloved by babies. For more information, see the press release.
The Troutman Pepper Locke team advising HALO included Bruce Steinert, Patrick Archambault, Matthew Divis, and Kim Petrolo.
Consistently recognized as a top-tier national practice, Troutman Pepper Locke’s corporate attorneys regularly handle middle and lower 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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