Trilantic Capital Partners

Trilantic Capital Partners was established in 2009 following a spin-out from Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking (LBMB). The firm was formed by five founding partners who acquired LBMB from the bankruptcy estate of Lehman Brothers with the support of Reinet Investments. Its predecessor, LBMB, had originally been founded in 1986 as the private equity arm of Lehman Brothers during the 1980s leveraged buyout boom.

The firm operates through two primary divisions: Trilantic North America and Trilantic Europe. It focuses on middle-market investments, management buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Trilantic invests through equity and equity-linked securities, targeting both control positions and significant minority stakes across its core geographies.

Historically, the firm has managed six institutional private equity funds with aggregate capital commitments of nearly $10 billion. In recent activity, Trilantic Europe notably acquired the polling company Kantar Public in 2022, which was subsequently rebranded as Verian.