MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trivest Partners (“Trivest” or the “Firm”), a Miami-based private equity firm, is pleased to announce the addition of several new investment professionals to its growing team. These individuals include Micah Dawson (Vice President, Portfolio Support), Alex Mavrovitis (Vice President), Frank Hapak (Senior Associate) and Seth Sands (Senior Associate).
Micah Dawson is the first member of Trivest’s new Portfolio Support team. In this role, Micah will help drive value creation for Trivest’s portfolio companies, leveraging Trivest’s Path to 3x strategies. Prior to joining Trivest, Micah held several senior operational roles at Tru-Flex LLC, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, where he also previously worked as Associate in their Strategy and Corporate Development group. Micah earned a JD/MBA from the University of Virginia and a BA from the University of Miami.
Alex Mavrovitis joined Trivest following the completion of his MBA from Columbia University. Prior to business school, Alex was a private equity associate at the Compass Group, a Connecticut-based private equity firm focused on industrials and consumer investments. Alex also worked previously as an investment banker with Piper Jaffray. In addition to his MBA, Alex earned his BA from Colgate University.
Frank Hapak joined Trivest from Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, a portfolio company of Carousel Capital, a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on business services, consumer and healthcare investments. Frank previously was a private equity associate at Carousel and worked as an investment banker at Piper Jaffray and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Frank earned his BBA from Emory University.
Seth Sands joined Trivest from Trumpet Behavioral Health, a portfolio company of Wildrose Health Investors (previously MTS Health Investors), a New York-based private equity firm focused on healthcare investments. Seth previously was a private equity associate at MTS Health Investors and worked as an investment banker at Wells Fargo Securities. Seth earned his BA from Vanderbilt University.
In their respective roles, Alex, Frank and Seth will be responsible for the analysis of investment opportunities, transaction execution and monitoring of existing portfolio companies.
Troy D. Templeton, Trivest’s Managing Partner, said, “We are thrilled that Micah, Alex, Frank and Seth have chosen to join our team. I believe our growth is a testament to success of Trivest’s differentiated strategy of providing Private Equity for Founders. These talented individuals strengthen our team as we look to take advantage of market opportunities for Trivest Fund VI and TGIF.”
About Trivest:
Trivest Partners is a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with founder/family owned businesses in the United States and Canada. Since its founding in 1981, Trivest has completed nearly 300 transactions, totaling $6.0 billion in value. For additional information, visit www.trivest.com.
