Trinity Hunt Partners Announces the Sale of Aperture, a National Forensic Expert Witness Services Platform

DALLAS (Jan 8, 2025) — Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, announced today the exit of its investment in Aperture, a leading forensic expert witness services firm, through a sale of the business to Genstar Capital. Since 2019, Trinity Hunt partnered closely with Aperture’s leadership team to complete nine acquisitions, expanding the platform’s service capabilities and establishing Aperture as a national leader in the market.

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. Headquartered in Arlington, Texas, the company services over 11,000 cases annually across its client base of over 2,500 customers, including law firms, insurance carriers, and corporate clients. Aperture's strategic focus on delivering unbiased expertise and fostering deep customer relationships drove its growth, leading to exceptional client retention and customer satisfaction.

"We are proud to have built Aperture into both an employer of choice and a partner of choice in the industry," shared Aperture CEO Rob Joyce. "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."

During its five-year partnership with Aperture, Trinity Hunt hired a professional management team to lead the platform, working closely with them to expand the business via organic growth initiatives and strategic M&A. 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," offered Trinity Hunt Senior Partner and Co-Founder Pete Stein. "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, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Aperture.

ABOUT TRINITY HUNT PARTNERS

Trinity Hunt Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm with over $2 billion of assets under management focused on building leading business, healthcare, and consumer services companies. Trinity Hunt’s mission is to provide the talent and strategic, operational, and financial capabilities needed to build entrepreneurial services companies into market leaders. Trinity Hunt was ranked eighth amongst 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.

ABOUT APERTURE

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’s headquarters is in Arlington, Texas, with additional locations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.aperturellc.com.

[1]Revealed: The top 20 global small-cap private equity firms; Trinity Hunt Partners was ranked 8th amongst all firms in North America on the most recent HEC-Dow Jones Top Small-Cap Buyout Firms List (2023), which ranked firms based on their performance across funds raised over a 10-year period between 2010 and 2019. The list was published on April 8, 2024. In total, performance data was analyzed across 632 PE firms through data sourced from Prequin, a third-party database neither managed by nor affiliated with Trinity Hunt Partners, as well as data sourced directly to HEC/Dow Jones. Neither HEC nor Dow Jones is affiliated with Trinity Hunt Partners, nor do they invest in any investment vehicle sponsored by Trinity Hunt Partners.