Trinity Hunt Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, promoted Blake Apel to principal and added Garrett Greer as a new vice president.

Blake Apel was promoted from vice president to principal. Apel has executed eight platform investments at Trinity Hunt, currently serving on the board of directors of Lakeview Health, Deposition Solutions and Family Help & Wellness, and actively involved in the firm’s investments in America’s Auto Auction and Auction Credit Enterprises. Apel joined Trinity Hunt in 2007 from Bain & Company. He spent three years with the firm before leaving to pursue an advanced degree, ultimately rejoining the firm to continue his private equity career.

With a background in middle market private equity, Garrett Greer joins from Lone Star Investment Advisors where he served as a vice president, managing six portfolio companies and actively participating in deal evaluation. Greer was previously with Insight Equity, American Capital and Imperial Capital. As a vice president, Greer will assist in sourcing, deal execution and portfolio company growth initiatives.

“Blake has been a key member of our team and has been instrumental in instituting best practices, particularly at the portfolio company level, to grow the value of our investments over the past nine years. We would like to congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion,” said Trinity Hunt Partner Dan Dross.

“We are also pleased to welcome Garrett as another experienced addition to Trinity Hunt’s investment team and feel he will expand our firm’s deal execution, portfolio company management, and overall capabilities,” said Dross.

Trinity Hunt Partners invests in established middle-market companies that are valued between $20 million and $150 million, where additional capital and operating resources can accelerate growth.