Firm selected as one of Inc. Magazine’s Founder-Friendly Investors and GrowthCap’s Top Private Equity Firms for 2025

Trilantic North America is honored to be distinguished once again for two annual awards that highlight its dedication to building strong, growth-focused partnerships with founders and entrepreneurs.

For the fifth consecutive year, Trilantic North America has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual Founder-Friendly Investors list for 2025. This list acknowledges private equity firms, venture capital firms, and lenders with a track record of backing founder-led companies.

This accolade builds upon other honors awarded to Trilantic North America, including being named as one of GrowthCap’s Top Private Equity Firms for 2025 for the fourth year. This year’s selections highlight firms that have demonstrated a consistent ability to serve as exceptional partners to companies and their management teams as they scale and establish a more competitive market position.

“Trilantic North America is committed to helping our portfolio companies scale and achieve lasting success,” said Charles Ayres, Chairman and Partner of Trilantic North America. “Being recognized once again by Inc. and GrowthCap reflects the strength of the partnerships we have built with founders, as well as the hard work and dedication of our team.”

This year, Trilantic North America has made strategic investments in growth-oriented founder-led companies supporting several add-on acquisitions across its existing portfolio. The firm continues to take an active role in guiding its portfolio companies by offering access to senior advisors, best operational practices and long-term growth support.

For more information on Trilantic North America’s history of partnering with families and founder-led businesses, visit: www.trilanticnorthamerica.com.

About Trilantic North America

Trilantic Capital Management L.P. ("Trilantic North America") is a growth-focused middle market private equity firm focused on control and significant minority investments in North America. Trilantic North America's primary investment focus is in the business and consumer services sectors. Since inception, Trilantic North America has managed seven private equity fund families with aggregate capital commitments of $11B.

For more information, visit www.trilanticnorthamerica.com.

*Trilantic NA was awarded the above ranking from Inc. Magazine on October 28, 2025, the Inc. Founder Friendly List highlights firms that Inc. Magazine determined remained actively involved with the businesses in which they invest, and that earned the trust of the entrepreneurs they supported to help drive growth. Inc. Magazine selected firms based on questionnaires submitted by entrepreneurs who have sold to private equity and venture capital firms, detailing how their portfolio companies have grown during these partnerships. Compensation in the form of an application fee was provided by Trilantic NA to Inc. Magazine in connection with this award.

* Trilantic NA was awarded the above ranking from GrowthCap on August 19, 2025, based on Trilantic NA’s reputation among CEOs, LPs, and other GPs, as well as the firm’s support to portfolio companies and overall growth and performance. Compensation in the form of an award acceptance fee was provided by Trilantic NA to GrowthCap. Trilantic NA was awarded the ranking based on GrowthCap’s evaluation of factors including culture, performance, and commitment to ESG, among others.

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