Trivest Growth Investment Fund II, managed by Trivest Partners LP, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in founder- and family owned businesses, partnered with NaturPak through a minority investment in 2020. During Trivest’s partnership, NaturPak transformed from a small specialty co-manufacturer into a scaled, multi-segment platform, increasing its R&D and manufacturing capabilities and production capacity.
The cross-office Reed Smith deal team included attorneys in Chicago, New York, Denver, Philadelphia, Dallas, Orange County (California), Pittsburgh, Washington, Houston, Tysons (Virginia), and Miami. The team was led by Nick Gibson, Kristen Capriotti, Crockett Stevenson, and Sudeep Kalkunte, with support from Constantine Karides, Brad Schmarak, David Hayes, Simon Kliegman, Ian Sherwin, Paulo McKeeby, Daniel Hagedorn, Michelle Mantine, Cori Goldberg, A.J. Wissinger, Jillian Burstein, Tyler Thompson, Mike Summers, Michael Jacobs, Brendan Leanos, Benjamin Brimeyer, Michael Galibois, Michael Lowell, Joseph Mammone Jr., Michelle DiPuma, Batool Banker, Leah Hungerman, Taber Rueter, Clirae Bourke, Michaela Mapes, Peter Loy, Talia Boiangin Behar, Elliott Race, George Avdellas, Katherine Litaker, Taylor Kollmansberger, and Nikita Bazaj.
More information on this transaction can be found in Trivest’s official press release.
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