Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001193125-23-149646
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2023-05-21 20:00:00
Filed By:
Nb Alternatives Advisers Llc
Company:
Solo Brands Inc.
Filing Date:
2023-05-22
SEC Url:
13G Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
NB Alternatives Advisers 0 627,286 0 627,286 627,286 1.1 %
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V Holdings 0 31,363 0 31,363 31,363 Less than 0.1%
NB Crossroads XXII - MC Holdings 0 81,548 0 81,548 81,548 0.1%
NB Select Opps II MHF 0 272,869 0 272,869 272,869 0.5%
NB Gemini Fund 0 241,506 0 241,506 241,506 0.4%
Filing

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

Solo Brands, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

83425V104

(CUSIP Number)

May 16, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

Rule 13d-1(b)

 

Rule 13d-1(c)

 

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 83425V104       Page 1 of 8

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  NB Alternatives Advisers LLC

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

   5.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  0

   6.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  627,286

   7.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   8.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  627,286

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  627,286

10.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

  1.1% (1)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  IA

 

(1)

Based on 58,083,183 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2023 after giving effect to the Transactions (as defined below), as reported in the Issuers Prospectus Supplement dated May 11, 2023, filed by the Issuer with the SEC on May 12, 2023.


CUSIP No. 83425V104       Page 2 of 8

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V Holdings LP

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

   5.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  0

   6.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  31,363

   7.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   8.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  31,363

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  31,363

10.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

  Less than 0.1% (1)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  IV

 

(1)

Based on 58,083,183 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2023 after giving effect to the Transactions (as defined below), as reported in the Issuers Prospectus Supplement dated May 11, 2023, filed by the Issuer with the SEC on May 12, 2023.


CUSIP No. 83425V104       Page 3 of 8

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  NB Crossroads XXII - MC Holdings LP

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

   5.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  0

   6.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  81,548

   7.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   8.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  81,548

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  81,548

10.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

  0.1% (1)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  PN

 

(1)

Based on 58,083,183 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2023 after giving effect to the Transactions (as defined below), as reported in the Issuers Prospectus Supplement dated May 11, 2023, filed by the Issuer with the SEC on May 12, 2023.


CUSIP No. 83425V104       Page 4 of 8

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  NB Select Opps II MHF LP

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

   5.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  0

   6.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  272,869

   7.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   8.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  272,869

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  272,869

10.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

  0.5% (1)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  PN

 

(1)

Based on 58,083,183 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2023 after giving effect to the Transactions (as defined below), as reported in the Issuers Prospectus Supplement dated May 11, 2023, filed by the Issuer with the SEC on May 12, 2023.


CUSIP No. 83425V104       Page 5 of 8

 

  1.    

  Names of Reporting Persons.

 

  NB Gemini Fund LP

  2.  

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

  SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

  Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With:

   5.    

  Sole Voting Power

 

  0

   6.  

  Shared Voting Power

 

  241,506

   7.  

  Sole Dispositive Power

 

  0

   8.  

  Shared Dispositive Power

 

  241,506

  9.    

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

  241,506

10.  

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

  ☐

11.  

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

  0.4% (1)

12.  

  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

  OO

 

(1)

Based on 58,083,183 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of March 31, 2023 after giving effect to the Transactions (as defined below), as reported in the Issuers Prospectus Supplement dated May 11, 2023, filed by the Issuer with the SEC on May 12, 2023.


CUSIP No. 83425V104       Page 6 of 8

 

Item 1.

 

  (a)

Name of Issuer

Solo Brands, Inc. (the Issuer)

 

  (b)

Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices

1001 Mustang Drive

Grapevine, Texas 76051

 

 

Item 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing

This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by and on behalf of each of NB Alternatives Advisers LLC (NBAA), NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V Holdings LP (NB Private Markets V), NB Crossroads XXIIMC Holdings LP (NB Crossroads XXII), NB Select Opps II MHF LP (NB Select Opps II), and NB Gemini Fund LP (NB Gemini and, collectively with NBAA, NB Private Markets V, NB Crossroads XXII, NB Select Opps II, and NB Gemini, the Reporting Persons) pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the Act.

On May 16, 2023, pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement), which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to the Issuers Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on May 12, 2023, entered into by the Issuer in connection with a registered secondary offering and sale of shares of Common Stock by NB Private Markets V, NB Crossroads XXII, NB Gemini, and NB Select Opps II (collectively, the NB Parties) and certain other selling stockholders listed on Schedule B to the Underwriting Agreement, the underwriters purchased shares of Common Stock from the NB Parties (the foregoing transaction being referred to herein as the Offering).

In addition, on May 16, 2023, pursuant to a privately negotiated Stock Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement), which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuers Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023, by and between the Issuer, the NB Parties and certain other selling stockholders, the Issuer repurchased shares of Common Stock from the NB Parties (the foregoing transaction being referred to herein as the Repurchase and, together with the Offering, the Transactions).

NBAA exercises dispositive and voting power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held directly by each of NB Private Markets V, NB Crossroads XXII, NB Select Opps II, and NB Gemini, and, as a result, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held directly by each of NB Private Markets V, NB Crossroads XXII, NB Select Opps II, and NB Gemini. Following the Transactions, NBAA may be deemed to beneficially own (i) 31,363 Shares, held directly by NB Private Markets V, (ii) 81,548 Shares held directly by NB Crossroads XXII, (iii) 241,506 Shares held directly by NB Gemini, and (iv) 272,869 Shares held directly by NB Select Opps II.

The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 14, 2022, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2022 by the Reporting Persons with the SEC, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons agreed to file this Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act.

(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

The address of the principal business office of each Reporting Person is 325 N. Saint Paul Street, Suite 4900, Dallas, Texas 75201.


CUSIP No. 83425V104       Page 7 of 8

 

  (c)

Citizenship

See Item 4 on the cover page(s) hereto.

 

  (d)

Title of Class of Securities

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share(the Common Stock)

 

  (e)

CUSIP Number

83425V104

 

 

 

Item 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is:

(a)

      A broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)

      A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)

      An insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)

      An investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)

      An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

      An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

      A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

      A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

      A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

      A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)

      A group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ___________.

 

 

 

Item 4.

Ownership.

 

  (a)

Amount beneficially owned: See Item 9 on the cover page(s) hereto.

 

  (b)

Percent of class: See Item 11 on the cover page(s) hereto.

 

  (c)

Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

  (i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 on the cover page(s) hereto.

 

  (ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 6 on the cover page(s) hereto.


CUSIP No. 83425V104       Page 8 of 8

 

  (iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7 on the cover page(s) hereto.

 

  (iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 8 on the cover page(s) hereto.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 of the Act, the Reporting Persons expressly declare that the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) and/or Section 13(g) of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement held by any other person.

Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a group with respect to the Issuer or securities of the Issuer for the purposes of Section 13(d) and/or Section 13(g) of the Act. Each Reporting Person declares that the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) and/or Section 13(g) of the Act or otherwise, (i) acting (or has agreed or is agreeing to act together with any other person) as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or disposing of securities of the Issuer or otherwise with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer or (ii) a member of any group with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer.

 

 

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☒.

 

 

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable.

 

 

 

Item 10.

Certifications.

Not Applicable


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: May 19, 2023

 

NB Alternatives Advisers LLC
By:  

/s/ Paul Daggett

Name:   Paul Daggett
Title:   Managing Director
NB Crossroads Private Markets Fund V Holdings LP
By:  

/s/ Michael Smith

Name:   Michael Smith
Title:   Authorized Signatory
NB Crossroads XXII MC Holdings LP
By:  

/s/ Paul Daggett

Name:   Paul Daggett
Title:   Authorized Signatory
NB Select Opps II MHF LP
By:  

/s/ Paul Daggett

Name:   Paul Daggett
Title:   Authorized Signatory
NB Gemini Fund LP
By:  

/s/ Paul Daggett

Name:   Paul Daggett
Title:   Authorized Signatory

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description of Exhibit

99.1    Joint Filing Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13G filed on February 14, 2022, by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission).