Great American Holdings, operating as GA Group, has acquired Trampe Settles, a Dallas-based family law litigation support firm. GA Group is a provider of financial advisory, valuation, asset disposition, and investment banking services and is majority owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Trampe Settles specializes in expert witness services for disputes involving the valuation of closely held businesses, private equity interests, and other complex financial assets in the context of marital dissolution. The firm also provides asset tracing and forensic accounting services to support the division of assets in family law matters.
The deal brings a four person team to GA Group, led by Brian Trampe, a litigation support and valuation professional with 18 years of experience in business valuation, forensic accounting, due diligence, and audit services. Trampe’s work has focused on Texas family law matters, including more than 200 cases across the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex involving complex tracing, characterization, and valuation analyses. He has served as an expert witness in multiple Texas counties and previously led the Family Law Forensics, Litigation and Valuation Services Group at AltaView Advisors, along with senior roles at Weaver and other firms.
The addition strengthens GA Group’s litigation support capabilities under Curt Germany, Senior Managing Director and Financial Advisory Services National Practice Leader, who joined the firm earlier this year to build and scale specialty practices including valuation, transaction advisory, fairness and solvency opinions, CFO advisory, and litigation support. GA Group said the transaction reflects its strategy of building a full service, full lifecycle financial advisory platform.
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“Bringing Brian and his team onto the GA platform is a key part of our strategy to build a full service, full lifecycle financial advisory services practice. Family law matters often require a combination of technical expertise, responsiveness, and judgment under tight timelines, and Brian has built an impressive practice and reputation in this highly nuanced area. He combines deep technical expertise with real courtroom experience, and that shows in how he supports his clients and their counsel. I’m excited to welcome Brian and his team to GA Group and to continue building a best in class offering together.”
Curt Germany, Senior Managing Director and Financial Advisory Services National Practice Leader, GA Group
“Joining GA Group marks an exciting next chapter for our practice. We’ve built our reputation on delivering clear, defensible analysis in highly complex family law matters. Partnering with GA strengthens that foundation with deeper resources, enhanced technical capabilities, and a national platform. Just as importantly, access to the full breadth of GA’s capabilities expands the insight and support we can bring to every engagement, allowing us to serve our clients and their counsel with even greater depth, responsiveness, and rigor.”
Brian Trampe, Managing Director, GA Group Litigation Support
