Sentinel Capital Partners Sells Revenew

Exits Leader in Specialty Cost Recovery and Cost Containment Services

NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising midmarket companies, today announced the sale of Revenew International, a professional services firm specializing in cost recovery and performance improvement, to Bernhard Capital Partners, a private markets investment firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Revenew helps organizations uncover value through contract compliance, supplier payment reviews, performance improvement, and sales and use tax recovery. Once Revenew identifies savings, it assists clients in settling and recovering overbilled amounts and uncollected credits from vendors. Revenew combines its technology-enabled delivery model and proprietary data with deep industry expertise to serve blue-chip clients in the energy, utilities, manufacturing, and other asset-intensive sectors. Since its founding, Revenew has helped clients generate more than $2 billion in hard-dollar savings and cost recoveries.

"Sentinel has been a great partner to Revenew," said Kris Westbrook, Revenew's CEO. "Their support, guidance, and confidence in our team have helped us grow the business, expand our capabilities, and create significant value for our clients. I'm proud of what our team has accomplished alongside Sentinel and grateful for the partnership. We have a tremendous opportunity ahead of us, and I'm excited about what we can accomplish together with Bernhard in this next chapter."

"It's been a pleasure partnering with Kris and the outstanding Revenew team, who accomplished a great deal during our ownership," said Cameron Smith, a Sentinel Principal. "The business scaled its audit and business development teams, entered new end markets, added new services, and invested deeply in technology. These initiatives helped Revenew exceed the goals we set at the outset of our partnership. We thank everyone at Revenew for their dedication and wish the company continued success as it embarks on its next phase of growth with Bernhard."

Sentinel's experience in business services includes investments in CLS Management (land management services for power and transportation markets); Inscape Publishing (technology-enabled corporate training solutions); Market Performance Group (omnichannel strategy and consulting services for consumer brands); TranSystems (infrastructure services for the transportation industry); TriMech (design, engineering, and manufacturing software and solutions); Trinity Consultants (air quality compliance services), and UBEO (office workflow solutions and services).

BlackArch Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to Sentinel, and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (US) LLP provided legal services.

About Sentinel Capital Partners

Sentinel is a leading midmarket private equity firm. Sentinel works collaboratively with its portfolio companies, providing operational resources and strategic advice to help its management teams address challenges, capitalize on opportunities, and build stronger, more valuable businesses. Sentinel also provides debt and preferred capital as a minority partner through its Capital Solutions strategy.

Sentinel focuses on niche markets across business services, consumer goods and services, healthcare services, and industrials. Since its inception in 1995, Sentinel has raised more than $11.2 billion of capital. To learn more, please visit sentinelpartners.com.

About Revenew

Revenew is a leading specialty professional services platform that provides contract compliance, supplier payment review, performance improvement, and tax recovery solutions to enterprise clients. Leveraging proprietary technology, advanced data analytics, and deep industry expertise, Revenew helps organizations uncover financial value, improve operational performance, and reduce risk across complex business operations. For more information, visit http://www.revenew.com.

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212-232-2356

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