Rosewood Private Investments
Also known as RPI
Dallas private equity arm of the Hunt family's Rosewood Corporation; evergreen family capital, $50-100M per deal, control and structured-minority investments in U.S. companies with $20-150M revenue.
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Private equity arm of The Rosewood Corporation (Dallas), the Hunt family enterprise wholly owned by the Caroline Hunt Trust Estate; sister business lines include Rosewood Property Company, Rosewood Resources and Rosewood Management Corp. Not the hotel operator Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, which Caroline Rose Hunt founded.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Hunt
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Oil and gas (H.L. Hunt, East Texas Oil Field); Caroline Rose Hunt later founded Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and diversified businesses
- HEADQUARTERS
- Dallas, United States
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- United States
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Direct investments
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPrivate equity
- TICKET
- $50M–$100M
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
Rosewood Private Investments is the private equity arm of The Rosewood Corporation, a family-owned enterprise headquartered in Dallas and wholly owned by the Caroline Hunt Trust Estate, which was established in 1935 by H.L. Hunt; The Rosewood Corporation itself was established in 1976. RPI describes itself as an evergreen source of capital that does not depend on outside equity and makes control, structured minority and independent sponsor investments in U.S. privately held businesses with $20-150 million in revenue and EBITDA above $5 million, deploying $50-100 million of equity per investment. Its current sectors of focus include industrial and commercial services, nutrition and wellness, environmental services, business services and technology, consumer products, manufacturing technologies, specialty materials and residential services; it does not pursue oil and gas, real estate, banking, insurance or biotech. Current platforms include The Greenery (commercial landscaping, 2025), Milestone Funeral Partners, Herbs, Etc., Trace Minerals, ILS Gummies, StationServ (fuel equipment) and General Informatics (IT services); realized investments include Novaria Group (sold to KKR), MultiCam and Superior Environmental Solutions.
Investment thesis
Partners with experienced, growth-oriented management teams of U.S. companies with $20-150 million in revenue, using a conservative approach to debt and a patient mid- to long-term outlook to grow businesses organically and through add-on acquisitions.
Holdings & investments (21)
- The Greenery, Inc.NOTABLEIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2025 · Current platform
- Milestone Funeral PartnersNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce · since 2024 · Current platform
- General InformaticsNOTABLESoftware & SaaS · since 2020 · Current platform
- Eagle FireNOTABLEIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2020 · Minority stake since July 2025 recapitalization (sold to Cobepa; RPI remains an investor)
- Novaria GroupNOTABLEIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2020 (sold to KKR)
- Herbs, Etc.Consumer & E-commerce · since 2024 · Current platform
- Trace MineralsConsumer & E-commerce · since 2022 · Current platform
- ILS GummiesConsumer & E-commerce · since 2022 · Current platform; growth partnership with Edgehill Management-led investor group (2026)
- StationServ HoldingsIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2021 · Current platform
- MultiCamIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2014 · Exited 2021 (sold to Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems)
- RF InstallationsIndustrial & Manufacturing · Current (legacy holding)
- States IndustriesIndustrial & Manufacturing · Current (legacy holding)
- Superior Environmental SolutionsIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2023 (sold to Palladium Equity Partners)
- Innovations in Nutrition & Wellness (INW)Consumer & E-commerce · Exited 2021
- Vision-Ease WorldwideConsumer & E-commerce · Realized
- Renwood MillsFood & Agriculture · Realized
- Port-a-CoolIndustrial & Manufacturing · Realized
- File & ServeXpressSoftware & SaaS · Realized
- FEC Holdings, LPConsumer & E-commerce · Realized
- ATTOM Data SolutionsSoftware & SaaS · Realized
- Andronico's Community MarketsConsumer & E-commerce · Realized
People
- Matt DennyPrincipal, Portfolio Operations · source
- Derry BurnsManaging Director · source
- Austin SantoroDirector · source
- Briton BurgeDirector · source
- Kendall ChildersHead of Business Development · source
- Jean TurlingtonVice President · source
- Travis GroosVice President · source
- Brady FreemanSenior Associate · source
- G.T. BardenFounder and Senior Advisor · source
- Marquez BelaSenior Advisor · source
Classification
Family Holding. A family's holding company that owns stakes in several separate businesses or invests beyond its own group, without calling itself a family office. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
Rosewood Private Investments is a family holding based in Dallas, the United States.
Rosewood Private Investments invests on behalf of the Hunt family (Oil and gas (H.L. Hunt, East Texas Oil Field); Caroline Rose Hunt later founded Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and diversified businesses).
Rosewood Private Investments invests directly in companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and private equity.
Rosewood Private Investments invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, Consumer & E-commerce and Software & SaaS.
Rosewood Private Investments's stated ticket size is $50M–$100M.
Key people at Rosewood Private Investments include Derry Burns (Managing Director), Austin Santoro (Director), Briton Burge (Director) and Matt Denny (Principal, Portfolio Operations).
Rosewood Private Investments's holdings and investments include The Greenery, Inc., Milestone Funeral Partners, General Informatics, Eagle Fire, Novaria Group, Herbs, Etc., Trace Minerals and ILS Gummies, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Rosewood Private Investments is The Greenery, Inc. (Acquisition (platform)), announced in Mar 2025.
Rosewood Private Investments states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.
No. Rosewood Private Investments invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.