M&A Deal Summary

Genstar Capital Acquires Aperture

On January 8, 2025, private equity firm Genstar Capital acquired business services company Aperture from Trinity Hunt Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Genstar Capital’s 8th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Genstar Capital’s 103rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Genstar Capital’s 11th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-01-08
Target Aperture
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Genstar Capital
Sellers(s) Trinity Hunt Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Aperture

Arlington, Texas, United States
Aperture is a full-service provider of forensic expertise and litigation dispute support services in the areas of accident reconstruction, biomechanical engineering, construction, economic damages, human factors, intellectual property, premises liability, and workplace safety. Aperture was founded in 1969 and is based in Arlington, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Genstar Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 50.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Genstar Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in life science, healthcare, medical products, industrial technology, software, financial services, packaging, building materials, manufacturing, and business services companies. Genstar looks to invest between $50 and $400 million of equity capital in businesses valued up to $1 billion. Target transaction situations include control-oriented leveraged buyouts of corporate divisions, privately held businesses or public companies, minority investments in privately held businesses or public companies, ownership restructurings/recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth equity financings, partnerships with other strategic or financial buyers, and take privates. Genstar Capital was formed in 1988 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 111 of 112
Sector: Business Services M&A 8 of 8
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 51 of 52
State: Texas M&A 11 of 11
Country: United States M&A 103 of 104
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-18 Flourish Research

Apex, North Carolina, United States

Flourish Research is a clinical trial site network conducting high-quality studies for sponsors and CROs while providing patients with a positive clinical experience. Flourish Research was founded in 2021 and is based in Apex, North Carolina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-03 First Eagle Investment Management

New York, New York, United States

First Eagle Investment Management is an asset management firm which manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual clients. With the core purpose of providing prudent stewardship of its clients’ assets, the Firm is focused on fundamental, flexible and benchmark-agnostic investing, including strategies which seek to provide clients with downside protection. First Eagle Investment Management was founded in 1864 and is based in New York, New York.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Trinity Hunt Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 $70 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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 22
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: Texas M&A 12 of 12
Country: United States M&A 21 of 21
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-09 VRC Investigations

Dallas, Texas, United States

VRC Investigations is an investigative professional services firm specializing in all aspects of insurance and corporate defense investigations, including full-service SIU (special investigation unit), surveillance, social media checks, hospital canvass, compliance, claims investigations, training and consultations. VRC Investigations was founded in 1995 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-11-20 Sage Surface Partners

Dallas, Texas, United States

Sage Surface Partners is a national commercial paving services platform serving customers across commercial, industrial, municipal, retail, and multifamily sectors. Sage Surface Partners was founded in 2025 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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