Literacy Capital takes majority stake in Trinitatum
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The investment fund Literacy Capital plc signs a majority investment in Trinitatum to support the software provider's international expansion. Announced on 11 March 2025, this transaction introduces institutional capital into Trinitatum, with the investment structured alongside founders Jed Dalton and Steve Baker, who will remain with Trinitatum. As part of the corporate governance restructuring, Jeff Hewitt, the former Executive Director of Civica’s Local Government division, is appointed as the non-executive Chair of Trinitatum at completion. Additionally, the transaction facilitates the immediate integration of a new Chief Executive Officer and a Finance Director into the executive team, with a Chief Marketing Officer scheduled to join in the subsequent weeks. The strategic rationale for Literacy Capital plc focuses on accelerating Trinitatum's ability to respond to inbound commercial approaches from new international customers. Furthermore, the newly expanded management team intends to explore new commercial applications for the core product outside of its historical markets.
Trinitatum, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2025, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , a level to compare with the average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector (14.6x).
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Target
Specialist in test automation solutions, Trinitatum develops proprietary software dedicated to the energy and financial trading markets. Founded in 2013, Trinitatum spent ten years refining its core technological asset, Triangle. This proprietary software integrates directly with customers' trading platforms to optimize test automation processes. Trinitatum caters to a client base composed of blue-chip companies within the energy and financial sectors.
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Target: trinitatum
Acquirer: literacy capital