Ropes & Gray Represents TSG Consumer Partners in the Sale of its Minority Stake in SweetWater Brewing Company

In The News
November 9, 2020

Ropes & Gray represented TSG Consumer Partners in the sale of its minority stake in SweetWater Brewing Company in conjunction with the announced sale of SweetWater to Aphria Inc. in a transaction with an aggregate value of approximately $300 million. 

The transaction was announced on Nov. 5. The press release is here.

SweetWater Brewing Company is based in Atlanta and distributes bottled, canned and draft premium craft beers under the SweetWater label. TSG Consumer Partners is a leading private equity firm that partners with founders and management teams to build and accelerate growth for best-in-class consumer-facing businesses. 

The Ropes & Gray team that represented TSG Consumer Partners was led by private equity partners Sandy Boer and Paul Van Houten (both of Boston).