M&A – Combination of Orca and Sapphire Studios to Form Third

We represented Growth Catalyst Partners in connection with the combination of Orca and Sapphire Studios to form Third, a modern commerce company.  Third brings together an integrated social commerce offering spanning platform strategy, shoppable livestreams, social commerce operations, creator and affiliate commerce, and performance creative at scale – giving brands a single partner to build, operate, and grow revenue across commerce platforms including TikTok, Whatnot, Snap, Meta & eBay Live.  Growth Catalyst Partners is a middle market private equity firm focused on information, marketing and tech-enabled services businesses.