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Sean Sullivan

Investor

Operating Partner (Chief Legal Officer / Legal & Enterprise Risk) at TSG Consumer Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Sean Sullivan oversees legal matters and enterprise risk management at TSG Consumer Partners and supports the firm's deal teams in transaction execution. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation and Legal Officer at The Duckhorn Portfolio, where he led its 2021 NYSE listing and its 2024 take-private transaction, and earlier worked as an investment banker at Credit Suisse and spent twelve years at law firm Gibson Dunn advising on IPOs, spin-offs, capital raising, and M&A. He holds a JD from Columbia University School of Law and a BA from Saint Mary's College.

Invests in

Consumer

Experience

  1. TSG Consumer PartnersManaging Director and Chief Legal Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Grace CathedralTrustee2019 — 2025San Francisco, CA
  3. The Duckhorn PortfolioExecutive Vice President, Chief Transformation and Legal Officer2024 — 2025St Helena, California, United States
  4. The Duckhorn PortfolioExecutive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Legal Officer2019 — 2024Saint Helena, CA
  5. Dutch Bros CoffeeBoard Member2023 — 2024Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
  6. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPOf Counsel2012 — 2019San Francisco, CA and New York, NY
  7. Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Associate2011 — 2012
  8. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPCorporate Associate2006 — 2011
  9. Bear StearnsSummer Analyst2001

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions16Mergers4Venture Capital4

From Sean's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Dutch Bros CoffeeGreen Coffee Company

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at TSG Consumer Partners

Adam Hemmer
Managing Director at TSG Consumer Partners
Ale Mendoza
Investment Team at TSG Consumer Partners
Alec Barnett
Principal at TSG Consumer Partners
Alec Fogarty
Managing Director at TSG Consumer Partners
Alex Montefalco
TSG Vantage Team at TSG Consumer Partners
Alex Otrezov
TSG Vantage Team at TSG Consumer Partners
Ally Gillman
Senior Associate at TSG Consumer Partners
Anna Harte
Investment Team at TSG Consumer Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sean Sullivan?
Sean Sullivan oversees legal matters and enterprise risk management at TSG Consumer Partners and supports the firm's deal teams in transaction execution. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation and Legal Officer at The Duckhorn Portfolio, where he led its 2021 NYSE listing and its 2024 take-private transaction, and earlier worked as an investment banker at Credit Suisse and spent twelve years at law firm Gibson Dunn advising on IPOs, spin-offs, capital raising, and M&A. He holds a JD from Columbia University School of Law and a BA from Saint Mary's College.
Where does Sean Sullivan work?
Sean Sullivan is Operating Partner (Chief Legal Officer / Legal & Enterprise Risk) at TSG Consumer Partners.
What does Sean Sullivan invest in?
Sean Sullivan invests in Consumer.
What boards does Sean Sullivan sit on?
Sean Sullivan holds tracked board seats at Dutch Bros Coffee, Green Coffee Company.
Where did Sean Sullivan go to school?
Sean Sullivan studied at Columbia Law School; Saint Mary's College of California.

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