TSG Consumer Appoints Sean Sullivan as Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer

Brings extensive legal, M&A and executive experience, coupled with a deep knowledge of the consumer sector

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TSG Consumer Partners (“TSG”), a leading specialist private equity firm, today announced the appointment of Sean Sullivan as Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer, effective May 5, 2025. In this newly created role, Sean will oversee all legal matters and enterprise risk management at TSG and will serve as the firm’s primary liaison with outside counsel.

Sean brings nearly 20 years of experience advising public and private companies through significant transformations, including strategic acquisitions and IPOs. He brings extensive expertise in the consumer sector, most recently from The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (“Duckhorn”), a former TSG partner company, where he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation and Legal Officer. During his six-year tenure at Duckhorn, the company doubled revenues, earnings, and headcount. Sean also oversaw Duckhorn’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 and its take-private transaction in late 2024. In his new role at TSG, he also draws on his experience as a board member of Dutch Bros Coffee—another former TSG partner company—and the Green Coffee Company.

“We’ve had the privilege of working with Sean for nearly two decades and are thrilled to officially welcome him to TSG,” said Jamie O’Hara, President of TSG Consumer. “Sean brings deep legal expertise, a steady hand through complex transformations, and a strong understanding of the consumer landscape. His leadership will be a tremendous asset to our firm and our partner companies as we continue to help them grow and evolve to meet the needs of consumers.”

“During my time at Duckhorn, I experienced firsthand the strategic insight, deep consumer knowledge, and true partnership approach that define TSG,” said Sean Sullivan. “After nearly 20 years of working alongside the team, I’m excited to join TSG and support the continued growth and success of its partner companies.”

Earlier in his career, in addition to his work as an investment banker at Credit Suisse, Sean spent twelve years at Gibson Dunn, where he led teams advising on founder- and sponsor-backed IPOs and spin-offs; complex regulatory matters; strategic corporate initiatives at the board and management levels; fiduciary duties; capital raising; governmental affairs; and more than 100 M&A transactions.

Sean earned his JD from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a James Kent Scholar and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and his BA, summa cum laude, from Saint Mary’s College.

About TSG Consumer Partners

Founded in 1986, TSG Consumer Partners, LP is a leading consumer-focused private equity firm with approximately $14 billion in assets under management. Leveraging the firm’s deep knowledge of the consumer, TSG partners with founders and management teams to accelerate growth and build iconic, best-in-class brands. Representative past and current partner companies include Summer Fridays, Mavis Tire, Dutch Bros Coffee, Chemical Guys, Canyon Bicycles, Revolve, Planet Fitness, IT Cosmetics, Think!, and Yard House. TSG has investment offices in San Francisco, New York, and London. For more information, visit tsgconsumer.com.