Company: SZZL
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001213900-25-024211
Chunk: 217

Company: Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: S-1
Chunk 217
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 Kroger, Publix, ShopRite, Wegmans, Stop & Shop, and Costco. Soupman lacked sufficient capital to meet demand and ultimately a petition under Chapter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code in June 2017, which resulted in a sale of the assets of the company to an investor group as part of the formal bankruptcy auction process in October, 2017. Mr. Karson left the company after the bankruptcy sale was completed in October 2017. Thereafter, the Chapter 11 case was converted into a Chapter 7. Mr.Karson was named as a defendant in litigation regarding disclosures made by Original Soupman and regarding Original Soupman’s internal controls. Mr. Karson also purchased the southern Connecticut territory for Pinkberry restaurants through his personal investment entity, Thinkpink LLC. He funded and built a number of units, serving from January 2009 to January 2014 as the CEO and COO of Thinkpink, and then sold the company to the private -equityowned franchisor. He has served as an advisor to Grey Mountain Partners, a private equity firm, and to Blackstone Credit, formerly known as GSO Capital, a credit fund owned by Blackstone. Mr. Karson received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of

140 North Carolina, Chapel Hill and his J.D. from New York Law School. We believe that Mr.Karson’s experience as a former public company CEO and private company executive, including as non -executivechairman of Sizzle I for its successful business combination, make him well qualified to serve as a director. Daniel Lee , CFAhas served as our Head of Business and Corporate Development and our Chief Financial Officer since inception. Mr. Lee also served as Head of Business and Corporate Development of Sizzle I from its inception in October 2020 and the Chief Financial Officer of Sizzle I from January 2024, in each case until its initial business combination in February 2024. Since May 2018, Mr. Lee has served as SVP of Business Development at Salis Holdings LLC, where he works on potential acquisitions and financings for the company on an as needed basis. He is also Co -Founderand President of Diligence Capital Management, LLC, a financial sector -focusedfund sponsor seeking to drive long -termexcess returns by focusing on shareholder engagement & activism, balanced by a core portfolio of holdings. Since December 2016, Mr. Lee has been a Managing Partner at Candlelight Capital