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Portfolio Company UpdateAugust 7, 2024Gannett Fleming and TranSystems Complete Merger, Creating New Leader in Infrastructure Consulting, and Announce CEO Transition

Gannett Fleming, a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners (“OceanSound”) and a leading engineering and infrastructure solutions provider, and TranSystems, a provider of transportation-focused engineering and infrastructure services, today announced that they have completed a strategic merger. Together, Gannett Fleming and TranSystems (collectively, the “Company”) create a best-in-class organization with approximately $1.3 billion in revenue and...

Portfolio Company UpdateJuly 10, 2024Earth Engineers Joins RMA Companies

RMA Companies (“RMA”) today announced the acquisition of Earth Engineers, a firm specializing in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and special inspection services. Based in Camas, WA, with additional offices in Springfield, OR, and Aiea, HI, Earth Engineers broadens RMA’s footprint in the Pacific Northwest and adds additional expertise in engineering and materials testing, supporting RMA’s strategy...

Portfolio Company UpdateJune 6, 2024Add-Ons Ahead for Message Broadcast, Backed by OceanSound and EIP

Transaction AnnouncementApril 11, 2024OceanSound Acquires Message Broadcast in Partnership with EIP

Message Broadcast (the “Company”), a leading provider of customer engagement software for the electric utility industry, today announced that OceanSound Partners (“OceanSound”), in partnership with Energy Impact Partners (“EIP”), has acquired the Company from LINK Mobility (OB:LINK). The acquisition enables the newly independent Message Broadcast to bolster product innovation, increase investment in sales and support resources, and deliver enhanced value...

Transaction AnnouncementApril 3, 2024OceanSound Partners Closes $1.15 Billion Single-Asset Continuation Transaction in Partnership with Apollo S3 to Support the Continued Growth of SMX

OceanSound Partners (“OceanSound”), a private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and highly regulated enterprise end markets, today announced the closing of a $1.15 billion single-asset continuation fund transaction in connection with the sale of its portfolio company, SMX Group, LLC, (“SMX” or “the Company”) from OceanSound Partners Fund, LP. SMX...

Portfolio Company UpdateMarch 18, 2024Gannett Fleming Acquires Texas-Based Water & Transportation Engineering Company DEC

Gannett Fleming, a leading engineering and infrastructure solutions provider, announced today that it has acquired DEC (the “Company”), a Texas-based water and transportation engineering services provider. The acquisition will deepen Gannett Fleming’s presence in the state and allow it to serve transportation and water clients on a larger scale. Founded in 1945 and headquartered in...

Portfolio Company UpdateMarch 13, 2024Insight Group Joins RMA Companies

RMA Companies (“RMA”) today announced the addition of Insight Group, a geotechnical, environmental, and construction-materials engineering consulting firm based in Charleston, South Carolina. This addition marks a significant milestone as RMA expands in the growing Southeastern market in support of its continued strategy to establish a national platform for technology-enabled testing, inspection, and certification capabilities. Insight Group...

Firm UpdateJanuary 30, 2024OceanSound Partners Hires Julie Marracino to Lead Investor Relations

OceanSound Partners (“OceanSound”), a private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and highly-regulated enterprise end-markets, today announced it has hired Julie Marracino as Principal of Investor Relations. Ms. Marracino will be responsible for OceanSound’s investor relations and fundraising activities. “We are excited to welcome Julie Marracino to OceanSound as the newest addition...

Firm UpdateJanuary 30, 2024OceanSound Hires Former TCV, Blackstone IR Exec Julie Marracino

Portfolio Company UpdateJanuary 10, 2024Lynx Software Technologies Announces Acquisition of Thompson Software Solutions

Lynx Software Technologies (Lynx), a leader in the development of foundational, open architecture software solutions for the Mission Critical Edge, today announced the acquisition of Thompson Software Solutions, LLC. (TSS), a provider of software development, engineering, and integration solutions to mission-critical aerospace and defense (A&D) platforms, spanning military and commercial fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, commercial space flight,...