Overview
Trivest Partners is a private equity firm based in Coral Gables, Florida. Founded in 1981, Trivest focuses exclusively on investments in founder- and family-owned businesses across North America.[1] The firm is one of the oldest private equity groups in the southeastern United States.[2]
Trivest maintains a presence in Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto.[3]
Trivest specializes in partnering with founders through flexible transaction structures and its “Just Say No” program, which seeks to eliminate common pain points founders experience in private equity partnerships.[1] The firm is generally industry-agnostic but frequently invests in the business services, consumer, healthcare, value-added distribution, and niche manufacturing sectors.[4]