Trinity Hunt Builds Economic Consulting Platform with Berger Buy

Trinity Hunt Partners has acquired Berger Consulting Group, a provider of economic consulting and dispute advisory services.

Los Angeles-headquartered Berger Consulting Group specializes in the preparation of economic damages analyses, which estimate financial losses in lawsuits such as wage-and-hour or wrongful termination claims; forensic accounting services, a type of accounting investigation used to examine financial records for litigation; and business valuation reports, which estimate the financial value of a company or asset in shareholder disputes or litigation. Berger prepares expert witness reports, statistical sampling analyses, and compensation models that lawyers present in court or settlement negotiations.

Customers of Berger include plaintiff and defense law firms involved in labor and employment litigation, particularly in California courts where class-action wage disputes and employment claims frequently require statistical modeling to estimate damages across large groups of workers.

Berger was founded in 2013 by Bennett Berger, Sean Berger, and Jarrett Gorlick, all of whom will continue in leadership roles with the company in partnership with Trinity Hunt.

“Over the past decade, we’ve established Berger Consulting Group as a trusted provider of comprehensive economic analysis and expert services,” said Bennett Berger. “Partnering with Trinity Hunt provides us with the resources and experience to accelerate our growth while maintaining the client-first approach at the core of our success.”

With the close of the investment, Gary Buckland has joined the new platform as chief executive officer. Mr. Buckland previously served as CEO of Lexitas, a litigation support-focused legal services business that Trinity Hunt acquired in 2014. He led the company through a period of organic and acquisition-driven growth and remained CEO following its 2019 sale to Apax Partners until early 2025.

“Berger provides an exceptional foundation for building a national leader in economic consulting and dispute advisory,” said Mr. Buckland. “The team’s commitment to its clients and employees has established a market-leading reputation in California. We look forward to partnering with the team to accelerate geographical expansion and enhance capabilities, positioning the platform as a premier provider to law firms across a broad range of practice areas.”

Trinity Hunt intends to expand Berger through a combination of organic growth and targeted acquisitions of companies providing economic damages analysis, forensic accounting, and valuation services.

“We’re excited to partner with Gary again to build a leading economic consulting and dispute advisory platform,” said John Martin, a principal at Trinity Hunt. “We will lean on our shared experience and alignment on value creation — partnering with exceptional founders, maintaining an unwavering focus on work quality, and fostering the cultures that make these businesses great places to work.”

Trinity Hunt invests from $15 million to $70 million of equity in founder- and family-owned companies that have revenues of at least $10 million and EBITDA of at least $2 million. Sectors of interest include business services, healthcare services, and consumer services. In February 2024, the firm held an oversubscribed closing of Trinity Hunt Partners VII LP at its hard cap with $700 million of capital commitments.

American Discovery Advisors was the financial advisor to Berger on this transaction.