Aperture, LLC announces the acquisition of QSI Consulting, Inc.

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aperture, LLC ("Aperture"), a Genstar portfolio company, announced today its partnership with QSI Consulting. Founded in 1999 by Michael Starkey and August (Gus) Ankum, Ph.D., QSI Consulting provides forensic economics, financial modeling, and expert witnessing services to a wide array of stakeholders in network intensive industries, including regulated and non-regulated industry participants, governmental agencies, law firms, and other commercial participants. Their primary work includes numerous projects involving emerging telecommunications technologies, contractual offerings, pricing, and policy. QSI Consulting is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

"Over the course of his accomplished career, Mike Starkey has proven himself and his team to be the preeminent experts in all aspects of the telecommunications industry. With a foundational background in rate setting and public utility advocacy, QSI has branched out into cost-of-service analyses, business-case modeling, pricing and tax analysis, fees and surcharge reviews, and litigation support. Mr. Starkey and Dr. Ankum successfully leveraged their core expertise and partnered with other like-minded individuals to build QSI into the market leading firm it is today", commented Robert E. Joyce, Jr., CEO and President of Aperture. "Through his leadership, Mike has built an extraordinarily impressive telecommunication consulting team with high performing professionals. Today when clients are looking for the absolute best, QSI is the go-to solution. Their collective thought leadership, vision, and service delivery capabilities are a perfect fit with the Aperture team. We welcome Michael, his partners, and the entire QSI team to our family and are looking forward to collaborating with them as we continue to expand our service offerings to our clients."

Mr. Starkey commented on behalf of QSI Consulting, "At QSI, our culture has always been centered around client satisfaction. We're thrilled to join forces with Aperture, a company that not only shares this commitment but also enhances our practice with additional resources, talent, and energy. This partnership paves the way for an exciting future - one that benefits both our consultants and our clients."

About Aperture
Aperture is a full-service provider of forensic expertise and litigation dispute support services in the areas of accident reconstruction, biomechanical engineering, construction, economic damages, human factors, intellectual property, premises liability, and workplace safety. Aperture's headquarters is in Arlington, Texas, with additional locations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.aperturellc.com.

About Genstar Capital
Genstar Capital (www.gencap.com) is a leading private equity firm that has been actively investing in high-quality companies for over 30 years. Based in San Francisco, Genstar works in partnership with its management teams and its network of strategic advisors to transform its portfolio companies into industry-leading businesses. Genstar currently has approximately $49 billion of assets under management and targets investments focused on targeted segments of the financial services, software, healthcare, and industrials industries.

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