Allvia, a workforce services platform backed by Trinity Hunt Partners, has acquired Smith Communication Partners, an Atlanta-based firm founded in 2005. The deal expands Allvia’s capabilities in workforce strategy, employee communications, benefits, total rewards, compliance communications, and engagement.



SAN JOSE, Calif. & ATLANTA--Allvia, a workforce services platform backed by Trinity Hunt Partners, today announced its acquisition of Smith Communication Partners (“Smith”), a consulting firm specializing in workforce strategy and employee communications. Building on its partnerships with Melita Group and HR Pals, Allvia’s addition of Smith expands its capabilities, helping employers design, administer, and communicate the programs their employees depend on.

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Smith has spent more than two decades helping employers navigate some of their most consequential workforce decisions. Smith collaborates with employers to translate HR, benefits, compensation, and workforce initiatives in ways employees can understand and act on. Smith’s offerings include employee benefits, total rewards, organizational change, compliance communications, and employee engagement strategies. Trey Wood, President and Managing Partner, will continue to lead the business alongside his full leadership team.

“Smith has spent more than twenty years helping employers communicate complex workforce initiatives with clarity and trust,” said Fred Pettijohn, CEO of Allvia. “Trey and his team work where programs meet people, and that expertise is exactly what we were looking for as we build Allvia into a platform that supports employers across the full employee lifecycle."

The addition of Smith strengthens Allvia’s ability to help employers design, administer, and communicate the programs that drive employee engagement and business performance.

“Smith has long been the firm employers call when the stakes are high and the work is complex,” said Trey Wood, President and Managing Partner of Smith. “Joining Allvia gives us the resources and platform to extend that work further, while preserving the culture and client relationships that have defined us from the start.”

Allvia is actively seeking opportunities to expand the platform through partnerships with like-minded companies across the United States. For more information, visit www.allvia.com.

ABOUT SMITH COMMUNICATION PARTNERS

Smith Communication Partners is a management consulting firm that helps employers communicate complex human resources, benefits, compensation, and workforce initiatives in ways employees can understand and trust. The firm specializes in employee benefits, total rewards, organizational change, compliance communications, and workforce strategy. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Smith serves organizations nationally through a senior-led, high-touch delivery model. For more information, visit www.smithcp.com.

ABOUT ALLVIA

Allvia is a national workforce services platform that helps employers simplify HR, benefits, and workforce operations so they can grow with confidence, stay compliant, and focus on their people. The company delivers integrated solutions across HR administration, benefits administration, and workforce strategy, offering both fully outsourced and modular services tailored to each client’s needs. For more information, visit www.allvia.com.

ABOUT TRINITY HUNT PARTNERS

Trinity Hunt Partners is a growth-oriented private equity firm with over $2 billion of assets under management focused on building leading B2B and B2C services companies. Trinity Hunt’s mission is to provide the talent and strategic, operational, and financial capabilities needed to build entrepreneurial services companies into market leaders. Trinity Hunt was ranked tenth amongst all firms worldwide on HEC-Dow Jones’ most recent Top Small-Cap Buyout Firms List (2024), which ranks firms based on their performance for investors across funds raised over a 10-year periodⁱ. For more information, visit www.trinityhunt.com.

Revealed: The top 20 global small-cap private equity firms; Trinity Hunt Partners was ranked 10th amongst all firms worldwide on the most recent HEC-Dow Jones Top Small-Cap Buyout Firms List (2024), which ranked firms based on their performance across funds raised over a 10-year period between 2011 and 2020. The list was published on April 1, 2025. In total, performance data was analyzed across 649 PE firms through data sourced from Preqin, a third-party database neither managed by nor affiliated with Trinity Hunt Partners, as well as data sourced directly to HEC/Dow Jones. Trinity Hunt Partners did not pay any compensation directly or indirectly to participate in, be nominated, or otherwise in connection with this ranking. Neither HEC nor Dow Jones is affiliated with Trinity Hunt Partners, nor do they invest in any investment vehicle sponsored by Trinity Hunt Partners.