February 13, 2020

Trive Capital Formalizes TC Operating Partners

Dallas, Texas

Trive Capital (“Trive”), the Dallas, Texas based private equity firm, announced the appointment of Joe McDougall as Managing Director of TC Operating Partners, in addition to his existing role as an Operating Partner.  TC Operating Partners is an operationally focused, results oriented team exclusively focused on Trive Capital and its portfolio companies.  The team is made up of operating partners, associates, and third-party resources to provide support to the talented management teams within the Trive portfolio.

“Formalizing TC Operating Partners will accelerate our ability to provide value creation resources to our portfolio companies,” said Conner Searcy, Managing Partner of Trive Capital.  “We are fortunate to have a dedicated group of operators supporting our management teams.”

Chris Zugaro, Partner at Trive Capital, added, “Joe joined us 9 months ago as an operating partner and brings a background in business management and human capital that will allow him to lead the complexity that comes with deploying our operating resources against a diverse set of portfolio companies.”

Interested in Becoming an Operating Partner?

TC Operating Partners continues to look for talented operators and partners to help Trive portfolio companies achieve their value creation plans.

Interested individuals can visit our website to learn more and submit their resume and contact information: Trive Capital/Operating Partner


About Trive

Trive Capital is a Dallas, Texas based private equity firm with more than $8 billion of regulatory assets under management. Trive focuses on investing equity and debt in what it sees as strategically viable middle-market companies with the potential for transformational upside through operational improvement. We seek to maximize returns through a hands-on partnership that calls for identifying and implementing value creation ideas.

The Trive team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals who have been involved in over 250 middle-market transactions representing in excess of $10 billion in revenue across Trive’s targeted industry sectors and situations.

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