Why did the C12 Group convert to a Texas limited liability company?
C12_Group Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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C12 is a Texas limited liability company, and our principal business address is 777 E. Sontera Blvd., Suite 305, San Antonio, TX 78258. C12 was organized under the laws of North Carolina on January 1, 2005 and was converted to a Texas limited liability company on August 29, 2016 when we moved our principal place of business from North Carolina to Texas.
We do not have a parent entity. We do not have any affiliates.
Agent for Service of Process
Our Agent for Service of Process is Michael Sharrow whose address for service of process is 777 E. Sontera Blvd., Suite 305, San Antonio, TX 78258. Michael Sharrow is the Agent for Service of Process for each state listed in Exhibit C with the exception of those states which list a specific Agent for Service of Process in Exhibit C.
Prior Experience
C12 was originally founded in Florida in 1992 as a sole proprietorship owned and operated by Lester (Buck) Jacobs. That Florida sole proprietorship, whose address was 656 Flamingo Dr., Apollo Beach, Florida 33572, is the first of C12's two predecessors. The Florida sole proprietorship was reorganized as a Florida limited liability company by the filing of its articles of organization with the Florida Secretary of State on March 20, 2001.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 C12 Group Franchise Disclosure Document, C12 Group was initially organized as a North Carolina limited liability company on January 1, 2005. The company converted to a Texas limited liability company on August 29, 2016, when they moved their principal place of business from North Carolina to Texas.
Prior to becoming a North Carolina LLC, C12 Group was originally founded in Florida in 1992 as a sole proprietorship owned by Lester (Buck) Jacobs. It was later reorganized as a Florida limited liability company on March 20, 2001. This Florida LLC was then merged into the North Carolina LLC on January 1, 2005, with the North Carolina LLC becoming the surviving entity. The North Carolina limited liability company was then "redomesticated" into a Texas limited liability company on September 1, 2016, through a statutory conversion process.
For a prospective C12 Group franchisee, this history indicates the company has evolved its legal structure over time, likely in response to business needs and strategic decisions, including relocation of its principal business address. The conversion from a North Carolina LLC to a Texas LLC appears to be directly related to the company's move to Texas.