Shoreline Equity Partners Backs Pool Troopers to Accelerate Roll-up Growth
October 13, 2020
Shoreline Equity Partners has partnered with Bay Area Pools and Spas Holdings, LLC (operating as Pool Troopers) in a recapitalization to provide growth capital and support an aggressive add-on acquisition strategy. Pool Troopers, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, will continue to be led by CEO Gary Crayton and President Dave Hahmann, who will retain a significant ownership stake while leveraging Shoreline's capital and integration expertise to expand across the Sunbelt.
- Buyers
- Shoreline Equity Partners
- Targets
- Pool Troopers (Bay Area Pools and Spas Holdings, LLC)
- Sellers
- Gary Crayton, Dave Hahmann
- Platforms
- Pool Troopers
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Recapitalization
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