Dallas-based PE firm Trinity Hunt Partners has sold its majority stake in Arlington-based Aperture, a forensic expert witness services firm, to San Francisco, California-based Genstar Capital.
Trinity Hunt partnered closely with Aperture’s leadership team since 2019 to complete nine acquisitions, expanding the platform’s service capabilities and establishing Aperture as a national leader in the market. Last year, we reported that Aperture had acquired the Pewaukee, Wisconsin-based The BERO Group Inc.
“We’re proud to have built Aperture into both an employer of choice and a partner of choice in the industry,” Aperture CEO Rob Joyce said in a statement. “Working with Trinity Hunt, along with our talented executive team, we believe we’ve brought together some of the top companies in the sector, enabling us to expand our service offering as we seek to continually enhance the value we provide to our clients. Now an established leader in the market, we look forward to continuing our commitment to excellence with Genstar.”
Terms of the deal with Genstar were not disclosed.
Aperture is a full-service provider of forensic expert witness services, providing accident reconstruction, premises liability, biomechanical and human factor analysis, construction disputes, and commercial litigation services. The company services more than 11,000 cases annually across its client base of over 2,500 customers, including law firms, insurance carriers, and corporate clients.
Aperture said its strategy is centered on delivering unbiased expertise and fostering deep customer relationships, both of which drive growth and lead to exceptional client retention and customer satisfaction.
‘Collaboration and culture’
During its five-year partnership with Aperture, Trinity Hunt said it hired a professional management team to lead the platform and worked closely with them to expand the business via organic growth initiatives and strategic M&A.
Trinity Hunt said that operationally, cutting-edge facilities and technology support drove employee innovation and client satisfaction, resulting in a best-in-class client Net Promoter Score of +94%, emphasizing Aperture’s commitment to providing exceptional service to its client base.
“Collaboration and culture are central to our work at Trinity Hunt, and our partnership with Aperture exemplified those values,” Trinity Hunt Senior Partner and co-founder Pete Stein said in a statement. “Together with the management team, we built Aperture into a best-in-class forensic expert witness services provider. This partnership is a testament to our collaborative approach and the strength of our strategy, reinforcing Trinity Hunt’s commitment to building exceptional companies. We wish Aperture continued success as they embark on this next chapter.”
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP provided legal counsel and Deloitte Corporate Finance served as exclusive financial advisor to Aperture.
Trinity Hunt Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm with more than $2 billion of assets under management focused on building leading business, healthcare, and consumer services companies. Trinity Hunt was ranked eighth among all firms in North America on HEC-Dow Jones’ most recent Top Small-Cap Buyout Firms List (2023), which ranks firms based on their performance for investors across funds raised over a 10-year period.1 For more information, visit www.trinityhunt.com.
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