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    A provider of modern antennas and other C5ISR solutions and subsystems, with capabilities spanning design, manufacturing, testing, and deployment of technologies that enable situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities for the national security community. Read more
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    A leading provider of laboratory testing, inspection, and quality management services for infrastructure assets across government and commercial end marketsRead more
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    A leading provider of customer engagement software primarily for the electric utility industry.Read more
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    A leading provider of digital transformation and management mobility services for commercial and government customersRead more
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    A leading provider of infrastructure consulting services such as engineering, architecture, and construction and program management solutionsRead more
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    A leading developer of middleware and application software solutions for the retail banking end-marketRead more
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    A leading provider of open architecture software solutions for mission critical embedded systems in aerospace, defense, industrial, and critical infrastructure end-marketsRead more
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    A leading provider of managed and professional IT services, with a core focus on cloud, security, application development, ITSM and collaboration solutionsRead more
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    A leading, end-to-end provider of automated inventory management systems solutions to the healthcare industry.Read more
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    A leading next-generation cloud, C5ISR, and advanced engineering / IT solutions company serving government and highly regulated private sector clientsRead more

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ARA

October 29, 2024

Antenna Research Associates (“ARA”) is a leading provider of modern antennas and other C5ISR solutions and subsystems, with capabilities spanning design, manufacturing, testing, and deployment of technologies that enable situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities for the national security community. ARA has developed deep specialization and differentiation in active electronically scanned array antenna capabilities utilized in size, weight, power, and cost-constrained environments. The Company is based in Laurel, Maryland and has approximately 225 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

Certerra

December 3, 2021

Certerra is a leading provider of technology-enabled laboratory testing, inspection, and quality management services for critical public and private infrastructure assets across diverse government and commercial end markets, including transportation, healthcare, power, and water. Certerra’s team of engineers, geologists, inspectors, and technicians help infrastructure asset owners and engineering and construction companies maintain compliance with strict regulatory and operating requirements through a range of geotechnical, environmental, and materials testing services. Certerra is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California and has approximately 1,800 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

Convey

April 11, 2024

Convey is a leading provider of customer engagement software primarily for the electric utility industry. Convey’s platform enables customers across highly regulated industry sectors to automate communication workflows to increase customers satisfaction, decrease operating costs, and ensure regulatory compliance. The Company delivers billions of annual interactions for the world’s leading companies, including ~50% of the top 25 electric utilities across several critical use cases, including around power outages, billing and payments, and energy efficiency. Convey was founded in 1998 and has approximately 75 full time employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

DMI

December 3, 2021

DMI is a leading provider of digital transformation and managed mobility services to commercial and government customers. DMI offers an integrated suite of agile software development and next-gen engineering solutions that combine business strategy, domain specific knowledge and technical expertise. The Company also offers solutions for AI and Analytics, Commerce, Customer Experience, Cloud Platforms, Application Development, Mobile and Cybersecurity. DMI’s customers include over one hundred Fortune 1000 enterprises and all fifteen U.S. Federal Executive Departments. DMI is based in Bethesda, Maryland and has approximately 2,800 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

GFT

January 9, 2023

GFT is a leading provider of infrastructure consulting services including engineering, architecture, and construction and program management primarily for the transportation, water, federal, power, and energy end-markets. Founded in 1915, GFT employs engineers, scientists, technologists, and construction professionals with a strong track record of developing and maintaining resilient, sustainable, and future-proof infrastructure. GFT works with government entities, including many of the largest departments of transportation, as well as private and commercial clients throughout the U.S. and Canada. GFT is based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and has approximately 5,000 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

Kinective

December 29, 2021

Kinective is a leading developer of middleware and application software solutions for the retail banking end-market, serving nearly 2,500 banks and federal credit unions. Kinective is driving digital transformation for financial institutions via innovative API connectivity, workflow automation, and data analytics software. Kinective helps financial institutions create modern retail banking experiences, achieve operational efficiency by reducing operating costs, improve teller productivity, and achieve their IT modernization goals. Kinective is based in Gilbert, Arizona and has approximately 300 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

Lynx

June 21, 2022

Lynx Software Technologies develops open architecture software solutions for mission critical embedded systems in aerospace, defense, industrial, and critical infrastructure end-markets. The Company’s real-time operating system (“RTOS”), hypervisor and related software solutions support safe, cybersecure, high-performance and high-reliability computing for applications requiring the strictest standards for certification and compliance. Since 1988, customers have trusted Lynx’s products, development capabilities, and certification expertise to enable mixed criticality systems to be harnessed to deliver deterministic, real-time, and secure performance and intelligent decision-making. Lynx is based in San Jose, California and has approximately 170 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

Netrix

December 3, 2021

Netrix is a leading provider of managed and professional IT services, with a core focus on cloud, security, application development, ITSM and collaboration solutions. Through proprietary and managed solutions leveraging leading third-party tools and a global workforce, Netrix addresses the most mission-critical IT requirements of over 1,500 midsize and enterprise clients. Netrix is based in Chicago, Illinois and has approximately 730 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

PAR

September 9, 2024

PAR Excellence is a leading, end-to-end provider of automated inventory management systems solutions to the healthcare industry. Its comprehensive offerings, including cloud-based software, proprietary hardware solutions, and value-added services, enable healthcare systems to reduce costs by improving inventory management practices, decreasing medical errors, capturing labor efficiencies, and reducing administrative overhead. PAR Excellence serves many of the country’s largest and most complex government, non-profit, and private healthcare systems and integrated delivery networks. PAR Excellence is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and has approximately 160 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com

SMX

December 29, 2021

SMX is a leader in next-generation cloud, C5ISR, and advanced engineering and IT solutions operating in close proximity to clients across the U.S. and around the globe. SMX delivers scalable and secure solutions combined with the mission expertise needed to accelerate outcomes for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Public Sector, Fortune 1000 and other public and private sector clients. SMX is based in the Greater Washington, D.C. area and has approximately 1,500 employees.

CEO:
Peter LaMontagne
Founded:
1995
Investment Date:
March 2019
Status:
Current
Add-ons completed (under OceanSound ownership):
3
Website:
https://www.smxtech.com