Tripadvisor Acquires Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings

Merit Capital Partners and Six Pillars Partners Recapitalize The Liberty Group

July 16, 2021

Staffing & HR

Merit Capital Partners and Six Pillars Partners, in partnership with The Liberty Group founder Ken Bohan, have acquired The Liberty Group, a Houston-based specialty temporary staffing and executive search firm serving the U.S. multi-family real estate industry. Merit provided subordinated debt and equity for the recapitalization to support growth and expand Liberty's on-site staffing, executive search and onboarding capabilities; the company was represented by Capital Alliance.

Experity Ventures Acquires Liberty Legal Funding

April 5, 2022

Financial Services

Experity Ventures LLC has acquired Fort Lauderdale-based Liberty Legal Funding, a consumer pre‑settlement / litigation finance firm. The deal will allow Liberty to leverage Experity's operational platform and capital to accelerate growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

U.S. News & World Report Acquires Culture Trip

February 27, 2024

Media & Entertainment

U.S. News & World Report has acquired TheCultureTrip.com from Culture Trip Travel UK Ltd., adding the travel website and its marketplace for small, insider-led group trips to U.S. News' travel franchise. The Culture Trip site — founded in London in 2011 with 75,000+ travel articles, millions of monthly users and a dedicated apps audience — will continue to operate under the Culture Trip brand; terms were not disclosed.

The Halifax Group Invests in The Liberty Group

June 23, 2022

Staffing & HR

The Halifax Group completed an investment in The Liberty Group, a Houston-based provider of specialty temporary staffing, executive search, and employee screening services serving the multifamily residential real estate industry. The company, founded in 1977 and operating in 30 markets across 23 states, was previously owned by Merit Capital Partners and Six Pillars Partners; terms were not disclosed.

Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners Acquire TRIUMPH for $3 Billion

February 3, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Affiliates of private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners agreed to acquire Triumph Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at approximately $3.0 billion ($26.00 per share). The deal was announced in February 2025, will take TRIUMPH private upon closing (expected in H2 2025) and closed in July 2025, with Jorge L. Valladares III named CEO as the company transitions to private ownership to accelerate growth and expand capabilities in aerospace and defense.

NextPoint Acquisition Corp. Acquires Liberty Tax and LoanMe to Form NextPoint Financial

February 22, 2021

Financial Services

NextPoint Acquisition Corp. (a publicly traded SPAC) agreed to acquire Liberty Tax from Franchise Group, Inc. and LoanMe in a combined transaction that will form NextPoint Financial Inc. The deal values Liberty Tax at approximately US$252 million and LoanMe at approximately US$102 million and is intended to create a one-stop financial-services platform to serve credit‑challenged consumers and small businesses through cross-selling and expanded product offerings.