reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . july 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message trivest type limited partnership industry private equity founded 1981 headquarters miami florida united states products private equity funds leveraged buyout total assets 1 billion number of employees 20 website www.trivest.com trivest partners l.p. is the oldest private equity firm in the southeast u.s. founded in 1981 and headquartered in miami florida . trivest has positioned itself as the partner of choice among founder and family owned businesses in the lower middle market through its flexibility in transaction structuring and related just say no program . the firm focuses specifically on investments in the consumer business services distribution and niche manufacturing industries . contents 1 overview 2 see also 3 notes 4 references 5 external links overview edit the trivest team is led by managing partner troy d. templeton . troy joined the firm in 1989 and plays a key leadership role in trivest s buyout activities investment sourcing resource allocation portfolio oversight and firm administration . greg baty jamie elias jorge gross chip vandenberg forest wester russ wilson and david gershman are also partners of trivest . trivest was an early entrant to the leveraged buyout space in the early 1980s and has completed investments in over 200 companies representing over 5.0 billion in value since its founding . since its inception in 1981 trivest has raised five institutional private equity funds with total investor commitments of nearly 1.5 billion dedicated to leveraged buyout investments in founder and family owned middle market companies . trivest is currently actively investing from trivest fund v raised in april 2013 with commitments of 415 million . among the firm s most notable current and prior investments are idmworks am conservation ellery homestyles endeavor telecom group iii international hazmasters national auto care onepath systems pelican water systems ryko systems sr sales take 5 oil change wise company handstands north star seafood atx networks directed electronics twinstar international herbal magic aero products international makers of the aero bed and sun pharmaceuticals banana boat brand . see also edit sun capital partners hig capital notes edit references edit company news ; manitowoc agrees to acquire shannon group . new york times september 2 1995 company news ; manitowoc withdraws bid for shannon group . new york times october 12 1995 company news ; winsloew agrees to 245.9 million buyout by trivest . new york times april 1 1999 company news ; winsloew furniture approves buyout offer . new york times may 6 1999 green leslie 2000 12 18 . trivest expands atlantis plastics . buyouts . trivest partners acquires atx network inc. august 26 2008 external links edit trivest company website v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title trivest & oldid 743550465 categories private equity firms of the united statescompanies established in 1981companies based in miamihidden categories articles lacking in text citations from july 2013all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 04 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view