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Add-on·Financial/Accounting / Tax·July 23, 2026

GA Group acquires Dallas-based Trampe Settles

The transaction adds a four-person team specializing in business valuation and forensic accounting to Oaktree-backed GA Group’s financial advisory platform.

Takeaways

  • Trampe Settles is a family law litigation support firm.
  • GA Group is acquiring Trampe Settles with backing from Oaktree Capital Management.
  • The.
BuyerGA Group
TargetTrampe Settles
SponsorOaktree Capital Management
TypeAdd-on
GeographyDallas, Texas
IndustryFinancial
Sub-sectorAccounting / Tax

Oaktree Capital Management-backed GA Group has acquired Trampe Settles, a Dallas-based family law litigation support firm, deepening its litigation support capabilities.

The firm advises attorneys and clients in disputes involving closely held businesses, private equity interests, and complex financial assets.

The add-on brings a four-person team led by Brian Trampe, who has 18 years of experience in business valuation, forensic accounting, and audit services and has served as an expert witness in multiple Texas counties.

GA Group, formally Great American Holdings, provides financial advisory, valuation, asset disposition, and investment banking services across multiple sectors.

The platform is building its litigation support practice under Curt Germany, senior managing director of financial advisory services, who joined earlier this year to scale valuation, transaction advisory, and litigation support offerings.