Great American Holdings (operating as GA Group) announced the acquisition of Trampe Settles, a Dallas-based family law litigation support firm specializing in expert witness services for disputes involving the valuation of closely held businesses, private equity interests, and other complex financial assets in marital dissolution cases. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition brings a four-person team 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, and he has served as an expert witness in multiple Texas counties. Prior to co-founding Trampe Settles, he led the Family Law Forensics, Litigation and Valuation Services Group at AltaView Advisors and held 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 out specialty practices including valuation, transaction advisory, fairness and solvency opinions, CFO advisory, and litigation support. GA Group is majority-owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., and has more than 50 years of history providing advisory, valuation, and asset disposition services.
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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.”
Curt Germany, Senior Managing Director and FAS 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.”
Brian Trampe, Owner, Trampe Settles
