Trinity Hunt Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Trinity Hunt Partners has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 6 others.

Trinity Hunt Partners’ most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (22%) and business services (19%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (63%) and growth capital (28%). In total, Trinity Hunt Partners has invested in 15 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2005 when it acquired DMX for $75M.

In the last 3 years, Trinity Hunt Partners has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (45%). Trinity Hunt Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold National Default Exchange for $208M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity57
    • M&A Buy Activity37
    • M&A Sell Activity20
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 6

Trinity Hunt Partners

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4800,
Dallas, Texas 75201
United States
(214) 777-6600
www.trinityhunt.com
scolvert@trinityhunt.com

Trinity Hunt Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle-market companies throughout US. Trinity targets established companies with EBITDA of $4 to $25 million and investment size between $15 and $50 million of equity invested into each portfolio company. Specific areas of interest include business, healthcare, and consumer services. The Firm focuses on majority and significant minority recapitalizations, buy-and- builds, management buyouts. Trinity Hunt Partners was founded in 1993 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Publishing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 4 25
Investment Size 15 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.4/yr) # 25 5 1 1 5 - 37
vol $109M $109M
Sell (1.2/yr) # 14 1 1 1 2 1 20
vol $469M $469M
  57

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Veracity Research Co. 2024-04-09 - Trade Sale
Dallas, Texas · www.vrcinvestigations.com
Miller Environmental Services LLC 2023-09-01 - Secondary Sale
Deer Park, Texas · www.miller-is.com
REQ 2023-06-27 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Washington, District of Columbia · www.req.co
Centricity Research 2023-05-31 - Growth Capital
Columbus, Georgia · www.centricityresearch.com
Alliance Group, Inc. 2023-04-13 - Growth Capital
Essex Junction, Vermont · www.agusa.com
Riverside Services 2023-03-28 - Growth Capital
Southborough, Massachusetts · www.riversideservco.com
Supreme Optimization LLC 2023-03-14 - Growth Capital
San Juan, Puerto Rico · www.supremeopti.com
LSP Holding (UK) Ltd. 2023-03-08 - Secondary Sale
Wednesbury, United Kingdom · www.lonestargroup.com
SpineOne 2022-01-13 - Growth Capital
Lone Tree, Colorado · www.spineone.com
Auction Credit Enterprises LLC 2022-01-05 - Trade Sale
Dallas, Texas · www.auctioncredit.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 3 (16%) - 8 (22%) -
Business Services 4 (21%) - 7 (19%) -
Information Technology 3 (16%) - 3 (8%) -
Marketing 3 (16%) - 3 (8%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (5%) -
Media - - 1 (3%) 75M (69%)
Manufacturing - - 1 (3%) 34M (31%)
Aerospace 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Automotive - - 1 (3%) -
Construction 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (3%) -
Engineering 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Environmental - - 1 (3%) -
Food - - 1 (3%) -
Life Science 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Real Estate 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Software - - 1 (3%) -
Total 19 - 37 $109M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 18 (95%) - 35 (95%) 75M (69%)
  Texas 6 (32%) - 16 (43%) 75M (69%)
  Colorado 1 (5%) - 3 (8%) -
  Massachusetts 2 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
  Florida 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) -
  California 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) -
  Georgia 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Alabama 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Vermont 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Oregon 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Montana 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Maryland 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (3%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (3%) -
Puerto Rico 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (3%) 34M (31%)
Domestic 18 (95%) - 35 (95%) 75M (69%)
Cross-border 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) 34M (31%)
Total 19 - 37 $109M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 11 (58%) - 23 (62%) 34M (31%)
Growth Capital 8 (42%) - 10 (27%) -
Recapitalization - - 2 (5%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (3%) 75M (69%)
Stake Purchase - - 1 (3%) -
Total 19 - 37 $109M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 9 (45%) -
Trade Sale 6 (30%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (15%) 469M (100%)
Bankruptcy 1 (5%) -
Recapitalization 1 (5%) -
Total 20 $469M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Harris Williams & Co.
 1
PPHB
 1
William Blair
 1
Legal Deals
Katten Muchin Rosenman
 6
McGuireWoods LLP
 2
Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $109M
TOTAL $109M
Largest DMX, Inc.
$75M (2005-06-09)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $383M
< $100M 1 $86M
TOTAL $469M
Largest National Default Exchange LP
$208M (2008-09-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
10 (50%)
Strategic(s)
30%
6 (30%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

775M USD

Established

1993

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Dan Dross

Managing Partner

Peter Stein

Managing Partner

Cheryl Small

CFO

Blake Apel

Partner

Mike Steindorf

Partner

FAQ

When was Trinity Hunt Partners founded?

Trinity Hunt Partners was founded in 1993.

What type of investor is Trinity Hunt Partners?

Trinity Hunt Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Trinity Hunt Partners headquartered?

Trinity Hunt Partners is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

How much capital does Trinity Hunt Partners have under management?

Trinity Hunt Partners has 775M USD under management.

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